In 1913, he became a lessee of the Hippodrome theatres at Richmond and Croydon before taking over the Elephant and Castle theatre in South London for a memorable few years from 1922 onwards that have since passed into British theatrical legend.
In 1913, he became a lessee of the Hippodrome theatres at Richmond and Croydon. After the war, he ran the Theatre Royal, Chatham before taking over the Elephant and Castle theatre in South London for a memorable few years from 1922 onwards that have since passed into British theatrical legend.