 By 1897 Vandy was heading playbills internationally as "The Greatest Juggling Novelty in the World" and in February 1897 he became the highest paid specialist act on record when he agreed to tour South Africa with Fillis' Grand Circus to great acclaim.He returned from South Africa to tour Ireland with repeated encore performances and rave reviews; he was most notable when he did a performance at the Empire Palace Theatre in Dublin in December 1897.At the end of 1898, Vandy was specially engaged for Keith’s Circuit in the USA.