1923 to 1924, then toured again with Williamson in his usual roles, adding one that he had never played before, Robin Oakapple in Ruddigore in 1927, thereby completing the Savoy opera series with a role in all thirteen extant Gilbert and Sullivan operas. It was also the first time that opera had been presented professionally in Australia. Walenn returned to appear in The Private Secretary in London at the Criterion Theatre (1929–1930) and the Apollo Theatre (1930–1931). His last role on the London stage was Cyrus Wykoff in the comedy Daddy Long Legs at the Victoria Palace (1933–1934). Walenn died at age 80 in London. Notes References Jones, Brian (2005). Lytton, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Jester. London: Trafford Publishing. Newton, P. J. F. The firm. The story of J. C. Williamson and his firm, Masque (Syd), 1969, no. 8 Porter, H. Stars of Australian Stage and Screen (Adelaide, 1965) External links 1900 interview with Walenn in The Graphic 1867 births 1948 deaths People from Islington (district) English actors English opera singers 19th-century English singers 20th-century English singers