A bobstay

The cast of H.M.S. Pinafore - 1939 includes: John Cherry as Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B. Margaret Daum as Josephine Corcoran Carol Deis as Cousin Hebe Harry Donaghy as Dick Deadeye Ray Heatherton as Ralph Rackstraw Walter Preston as Bill Bobstay

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern ----TAY. That is, seven letter words with 5th letter T and 6th letter A and 7th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are:

bobstay

outstay

James Cleverton has: Played Bill Bobstay in "H.M.S. Pinafore" in 2001. Played Richard, the Pirate Chief in "The Pirates of Penzance" in 2001. Played Pish-Tush, a noble lord in "The Mikado" in 2001. Played Sir Richard Cholmondeley in "The Yeomen of the Guard" in 2006. Played Captain Corcoran in "H.M.S. Pinafore" in 2006.

The cast of H.M.S. Pinafore - 1972 includes: John Banks as Bob Beckett John Cartier as Sir Joseph Porter Helen Landis as Little Buttercup Valerie Masterson as Josephine Corcoran Lawrence Richard as Bill Bobstay Vera Ryan as Cousin Hebe Michael Wakeham as Captain Corcoran