ged ian , ▁but ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁tour ▁through ▁the ▁South ▁and ▁West , ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁his ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Ab solute , ▁Master ▁Walter , ▁etc ., ▁convinced ▁him ▁that ▁his ▁true ▁bent ▁was ▁for ▁" old ▁men " ▁parts , ▁and ▁he ▁soon ▁became ▁the ▁leading ▁American ▁actor ▁in ▁that ▁line ▁of ▁comedy . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁he ▁again ▁came ▁forward ▁at ▁the ▁T rem ont ▁Theatre , ▁Act ing ▁Mr . ▁Dor nt on ▁in ▁The ▁Road ▁to ▁Ru in . ▁ ▁The ▁occasion ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁benefit ▁to ▁George ▁Bar rett ▁— ▁a ▁favorite ▁com ed ian ▁of ▁that ▁epo ch . ▁ ▁The ▁T rem ont ▁was ▁managed ▁then ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Barry , ▁who ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁full ▁of ▁years ▁and ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁Gilbert ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁T rem ont ▁Theatre ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁vers at ility ▁of ▁his ▁tal ents ▁and ▁the ▁variety ▁of ▁his ▁efforts ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁are ▁denoted ▁by ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁parts ▁which ▁he ▁acted ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁Barry . ▁ ▁This ▁includes ▁Master ▁Walter , ▁Isaac ▁of ▁York , ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁Te az le , ▁P izar ro , ▁I ago , ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁Mort imer , ▁Admir al ▁King ston , ▁Lieutenant ▁Wor thing ton , ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Br am ble , ▁Pol on ius , ▁Uncle ▁John , ▁Tom ▁N od dy , ▁Mac du ff , ▁Mr