Before this he had taken the part of Roderick Dhu in two dramatic versions of _The Lady of the Lake_.

In 1819 he was the first David Deans in his adaptation of _The Heart of Midlothian_.

Six years later he became manager of the Adelphi theater, in association with F.H.Yates.

At this time Scott became Terry's security for L1280, a sum which he was afterward obliged to pay with the addition of L500 for which the credit of James Ballantyne was pledged.

When financial embarrassment caused Terry to retire from the management his mental and physical powers gave way, and he died of paralysis in 1829.