In 1758 Barry built the Crow Street theatre, Dublin, and later a new theatre in Cork, but he was not successful as a manager and returned to London to play at the Haymarket Theatre, then under the management of Foote.
In 1758 Barry opened the Crow Street theatre in Dublin, and later a new theatre in Cork. In 1767 returned to London to play at the Haymarket Theatre, then under the management of Foote.