PARRY, SEFTON HENRY. _b._ 1822; conducted dramatic performances
at Cape Town 1859; travelled with a small company in various
parts of the world; designed and built the Holborn theatre,
which he opened with Boucicault’s drama The flying scud 6 Oct.
1866, lessee of the house until 1872; built the Globe theatre,
which he opened with Byron’s Cyril’s success 28 Nov. 1868,
lessee until 1871; built the Avenue theatre, which he opened
with Offenbach’s Madame Favart 11 March 1882; proprietor of
theatres at Hull and Southampton; wrote The bright future, a
drama, produced at the opening of Grand theatre, Islington 4
Aug. 1883. _d._ Cricklewood lodge, Middlesex 18 Dec. 1887.
_bur._ Old Willesden churchyard 24 Dec. _E. L. Blanchard’s Life_
(1891) 283, 327, 364, 552, 613; _Era 24 Dec. 1887 p._ 14.
PARRY, THOMAS (brother of John Parry of the Britannia theatre).
_b._ 1806; first appeared at Covent Garden 22 Nov. 1830; he
wrote Damp Beds, a farce, Strand May 1832; P.P. or the Man and
the tiger, a farce, Adelphi 21 Oct. 1833; Meet me by moonlight,
a farce, Olympic theatre; The lucky horse shoe or woman’s
trials, a drama, Drury Lane 27 Dec. 1839; A cure for love, a
comedy, Haymarket 29 Nov. 1842; Eugenia Claircille, a drama,
Adelphi 17 Sept. 1846; The harvest home, a drama, Adelphi; The
First night or my own ghost, a drama Princess’ 1 Oct. 1849. _d._
Pigott’s hotel, 166 Westminster bridge road, London 5 Dec. 1862.
_The Era 7 Dec. 1862 p._ 11.
PARRY, THOMAS (4 son of Edmund Parry, R. of Llanferras,
Denbighshire). _b._ Llanferras 1795; educ. Oriel coll. Oxf.,
B.A. 1816, M.A. 1819; fellow and tutor of Balliol coll. 1816;
R. of St. Leonard’s, Colchester 1817; archdeacon of Antigua
1824–40; archdeacon of Barbados 1840–2; bishop of Barbados
1842–69, consecrated in Westminster abbey 21 Aug. 1842; author
of Parochial sermons preached in the West Indies, Oxford, 1828;
A practical exposition of the epistle to the Romans 1832; The
apostleship and priesthood of Christ: an exposition of the
epistle to the Hebrews 1834; Ordination vows, a series of
sermons 1846. _d._ Malvern 16 March 1870. _bur._ West Malvern.
_I.L.N. lvi_ 386, 643 (1870).
PARRY, THOMAS GAMBIER (only child of Richard Parry, director
of H.E.I.C.) _b._ 22 Feb. 1816; educ. Eton and Trin. coll.
Camb., B.A. 1837, M.A. 1848; purchased estate of Highnam, near
Gloucester 1838, which he raised from a small hamlet to an
important parish; built and endowed Highnam church, adorned the
walls with frescoes of his own designing, for which he invented
and employed a process named by him spirit frescoe; painted from
his own designs the frescoes on the six eastern bays of the roof
of the nave of Ely cathedral 1862–5; painted frescoes in St.
Andrew’s chapel, Gloucester cathedral; reported officially on
Painting on glass in the Paris exhibition of 1867, and on Mosaic
and glass painting in the London exhibition of 1871; founded and
endowed in Gloucester the free hospital for children, the St.
Lucy’s home for orphans, and the Gloucester schools of science
and art; author of Spirit fresco painting, an account of the
process 1880, 2 ed. 1883; The ministry of fine arts to the
happiness of life 1886. _d._ Highnam court, near Gloucester 28
Sept. 1888.
PARRY, SIR THOMAS LOVE DUNCOMBE JONES-, 1 Baronet (eld. son
of sir Love Parry Jones-Parry 1781–1853). _b._ Llanbedrog,
Carnarvon 8 Jany. 1832; educ. Rugby 1848–50; matric. from Univ.
coll. Oxf. 15 May 1850; sheriff of Carnarvon 1854; captain
royal Anglesey militia 29 May 1854 to 1867; M.P. co. Carnarvon
1868–74; M.P. Carnarvon district 1882–6; cr. a baronet 30 Aug.
1886; F.S.A. 1 Dec. 1853. _d._ Madryn park, Pwllheli 18 Dec.