Lacy Ryan

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Lacy Ryan (c. 1694–1760) was an English actor who appeared at the Haymarket Theatre circa 1709.

Life

By 1718 he had joined the company at Lincoln's Inn Fields, where he shared the lead with his friend James Quin.<ref name="EB1911"/> He took leading roles in Richard III and Hamlet with Anna Maria Seymour.<ref name=odnb>Roland Metcalf, "Seymour , Anna Maria (c.1692–1723)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 26 May 2015</ref> In 1719 he appeared in the comedy Kensington Gardens by John Leigh.

In 1732 he followed the company to Covent Garden, and there, he remained until his death. Iago, Cassius, Edgar (in King Lear) and Macduff were among his best parts.<ref name="EB1911">{{#if: | 

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Selected roles

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