tobacco that will "give no end of reason to be jolly". Operas Raleigh is a main character in Edward German's comic opera Merrie England (1902); Raleigh appears as a character in Benjamin Britten's opera Gloriana, Op. 53 (1953). Stage plays In the late 1940s to early 1950s, actor and comedian Andy Griffith appeared as Sir Walter Raleigh, alongside other cast members in the stage play The Lost Colony. Television Simon Jones portrayed Raleigh in the Potato (1986) episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II. Ronald Pickup portrayed Raleigh in the TV film My Friend Walter (1992). Simon Farnaby / Mathew Baynton portrayed Raleigh in the educational comedy TV series Horrible Histories. Locations Raleigh, North Carolina is the capital of the American State of North Carolina, one of the original Thirteen Colonies. The city was named in honour of Sir Walter Raleigh. Raleigh County, West Virginia is named after Sir Walter Raleigh. Alfred Beckley, the founder of the Raleigh county seat, said he did it to honour Raleigh for "the "enterprising and far-seeing patron of the earliest attempts to colonize our old Mother State of Virginia." Brands and enterprises Raleigh Cigarettes were a popular brand during the 1950s and 1960s as was Sir Walter Raleigh Tobacco during the 20th century. The gimmick of Raleigh premium coupons, free with each purchase, led comedian Alan King to say that after accumulating enough of them, one could acquire an iron lung. Myths Raleigh allegedly laid his cloak over a puddle so Queen Elizabeth I would not get her feet wet. The story is generally considered to be apocryphal. References