▁However , ▁his ▁c ous ins ▁were ▁Irish ▁theatre ▁man agers ▁John ▁and ▁Michael ▁G unn , ▁and ▁they ▁obtained ▁a ▁job ▁for ▁him ▁at ▁Le ic ester ' s ▁Royal ▁Opera ▁House . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Michael ▁G unn ▁met ▁Richard ▁D ' O y ly ▁Car te ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁his ▁production ▁company . ▁He ▁and ▁young ▁Edward es ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁Car te ▁at ▁the ▁Opera ▁Com ique ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁with ▁Edward es ▁being ▁given ▁the ▁trust ed ▁position ▁of ▁tre as urer . ▁ ▁He ▁eventually ▁became ▁Car te ' s ▁manager ▁at ▁the ▁Opera ▁Com ique ▁and ▁then ▁was ▁Car te ' s ▁first ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Sav oy ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁helping ▁to ▁produce ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁S ull ivan ▁com ic ▁oper as ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁added ▁the ▁" e " ▁to ▁his ▁surname . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Opera ▁Com ique , ▁Edward es ▁met ▁his ▁future ▁wife , ▁singer ▁Julia ▁G w yn ne , ▁whom ▁he ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁D ' O y ly ▁Car te ▁Opera ▁Company , ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁principal ▁player . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁produced ▁three ▁daughters , ▁including ▁one ▁named ▁Dor othy , ▁and ▁a ▁son , ▁D '