sentences:  This appears to be the only play written by Ryley.Madeleine Lucette (1858–1934) appeared together with Riley on tour with the D'Oyly Carte company in 1878, and she played Clara in his curtain raiser, while he played Adolphus.In 1879, Ryley was chosen to play Sir Joseph in the first authentic American production of "Pinafore" at New York City's Fifth Avenue Theatre, which opened on 1 December 1879.