 In 1884 his first story was accepted, and other work appeared in popular magazines of the time like "Society" and "Truth".In 1886 a one-act play, "One of Them", was acted in London and another curtain-raiser, "The Open Gate", was played at the Comedy Theatre in 1887.His first real success was "Captain Swift", which was produced by Beerbohm Tree at the Haymarket Theatre in the autumn of 1888.