 Over the next decade he played in a range of productions from musical comedies such as "The Shop Girl" to melodrama including "The Colleen Bawn".In 1902 he went to the US, where he remained for four years, appearing in musical comedies under the managements of Charles Frohman and others.He returned to the West End stage in 1906, taking over the role of Mr Beverley in "The Beauty of Bath" in which his sister Ellaline starred in the title role.