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Lacy Ryan (c. 1694–1760), English actor, appeared at the
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about 1709.


Life

By 1718 he had joined the company at
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, where he shared the lead with his friend James Quin. He took leading roles in ''Richard III'' and ''Hamlet'' with Anna Maria Seymour.Roland Metcalf, "Seymour , Anna Maria (c.1692–1723)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'',
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/ref> In 1719 he appeared in the comedy ''
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'' by John Leigh. In 1732 he followed the company to
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, and there, he remained until his death.
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, Cassius, Edgar (in ''
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'') and Macduff were among his best parts. Another signature part was the title role in
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's tragedy ''
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''.


Selected roles

* Valentine in ''
The Wife's Relief ''The Wife's Relief, or, The Husband's Cure'' is a 1711 comedy play by the British writer Charles Johnson. The plot revolves around a virtuous wife who tries to mend her husband's rakish ways.Gollapudi p.77 The cast included Robert Wilks as Vo ...
'' by Charles Johnson (1711) * Young Gentleman in '' The City Ramble'' by
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(1711) * Marcus in '' Cato'' by
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(1713) * Astrolabe in '' The Wife of Bath'' by
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(1713) * Arcas in '' The Victim'' by Charles Johnson (1714) * Earl of Sussex in ''
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'' by Nicholas Rowe (1715) * Learchus in '' The Cruel Gift'' by
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(1716) * Sir Charles Briton in '' The Cobbler of Preston'' by Charles Johnson (1716) * Osmyn in '' The Sultaness'' by Charles Johnson (1717) * Vortimer in ''
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'' by
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(1717) * Bellamy in '' The Coquet'' by Charles Molloy (1718) * Sciarrah in '' The Traitor'' by Christopher Bullock (1718) * Colonel Lovely in ''
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'' by John Leigh (1719) * Charles in ''
'Tis Well if it Takes ''Tis Well if it Takes'' is a 1719 comedy play by the British writer William Taverner. It premiered at Lincoln's Inn Fields Lincoln's Inn Fields is located in Holborn and is the List of city squares by size, largest public square in Lo ...
'' by William Taverner (1719) * Howard in ''
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'' by
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(1719) * Prince of Conde in ''
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'' by
Charles Beckingham Charles Beckingham (25 July 1699 – 19 February 1730/1731) was an English poet and dramatist. Life Beckingham was born, according to the register of Merchant Taylors' School, on 25 July 1699 (Robinson's ''Register'', ii. 32). His father was ...
(1719) * Bellayr in '' The Half-Pay Officers'' by Charles Molloy (1720) * Reynard in '' Whig and Tory'' by Benjamin Griffin (1720) * Thrasimond in '' The Imperial Captives'' by John Mottley (1720) * Antiochus in ''
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'' by John Mottley (1721) * Alphonso in '' The Fair Captive'' by
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(1721) * O'Neill in '' Hibernia Freed'' by William Phillips (1722) * Flaminius in '' Mariamne'' by Elijah Fenton (1723) * Polynices in '' The Fatal Legacy'' by Jane Robe (1723) * Leolin in ''
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'' by George Jeffreys (1724) * Justinian in ''
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'' by William Phillips (1724) * Sprightly in '' The Bath Unmasked'' by Gabriel Odingsells (1725) * Galliard in '' The Capricious Lovers'' by Gabriel Odingsells (1725) * Colonel Severne in '' The Dissembled Wanton'' by Leonard Welsted (1726) * Mourville in '' Money the Mistress'' by
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(1726) * Ringwood in '' The Female Fortune Teller'' by Charles Johnson (1726) * Fabius in '' The Fall of Saguntum'' by Philip Frowde (1727) * Demetrius in ''
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'' by David Lewis (1727) * Sesostris in ''
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'' by John Sturmy (1728) * Pallantus in '' The Virgin Queen'' by Richard Barford (1728) * Aristides in ''
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'' by Samuel Madden (1729) * Duke of Wirtemberg in '' Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lunenburgh'' by
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(1729) * Procles in ''
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'' by John Tracy (1731) * Philotas in ''
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'' by Philip Frowde (1731) * Orestes in ''
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'' by Lewis Theobald (1731) * Egistus in '' Merope'' by George Jeffreys (1731) * Sir Harry Sprightly in '' The Married Philosopher'' by John Kelly (1732) * Ferdinand in '' The Fatal Secret'' by Lewis Theobald (1733) * Sir Harry Lovejoy in '' The Lady's Revenge'' by William Popple (1734) * Freelove in '' The Rival Widows'' by Elizabeth Cooper (1735) * Bellair in '' The Double Deceit'' by William Popple (1735) * Gomez in The Happy Constancy by
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(1738) * Belair in The Trial of Conjugal Love by Hildebrand Jacob (1738) * Frankly in '' The Suspicious Husband'' by
Benjamin Hoadly Benjamin Hoadly (14 November 167617 April 1761) was an English clergyman, who was successively Bishop of Bangor, of Hereford, of Salisbury, and finally of Winchester. He is best known as the initiator of the Bangorian Controversy. Life ...
(1747)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Lacy 1690s births 1760 deaths English male stage actors 18th-century English male actors