 The tenor Robert Evett and Edwardes's daughter, Dorothy Sherbrook, became co-directors of Edwardes's company with Evett as managing director.The first production under the new regime was "The Happy Day" (1916), which ran for 241 performances.The following year the company's finances were put back on a secure footing with the enormous success of "The Maid of the Mountains", which ran for 1,352 performances.