 In 1762 he moved to Mainz, where he joined the theatre company of Konrad Ernst Ackermann (the "Ackermannschen Gesellschaft") and traveled with them to Hamburg.He then joined the traveling company of Abel Seyler (the "Seylerschen Gesellschaft"), until 1775 when he found steady employment at the court theatre ("Hoftheater") in Gotha, then under the direction of Konrad Ekhof.In 1777 he made a tour of appearances around Germany, and in 1778 after the death of Ekhof, led the Gotha "Hoftheater" for a year, until its dissolution in 1779.