▁he ▁was ▁with ▁Ir ve ▁Hay man ' s ▁C riter ion ▁D ram atic ▁Company , ▁with ▁G orge ▁Le itch ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Mac ma h ons ' ▁Ly ce um ▁company ▁ 1 8 9 7 – 1 8 9 8 . ▁He ▁visited ▁ ▁Dub bo ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁as ▁an ▁RA OB ▁member ▁and ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁Alo ys ian ▁D ram atic ▁Club ' s ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁Silver ▁King , ▁and ▁later ▁developed ▁amateur ▁theatre ▁companies ▁in ▁Dub bo ▁and ▁M ud ge e . ▁He ▁produced ▁The ▁Silver ▁King ▁for ▁the ▁dram atic ▁society ▁at ▁Bour ke ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Wal sh ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁" Miss ▁Nell ie ▁Og den " ▁tou red ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁( Mar ian ? ▁Ford ?) ▁Will is . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁they ▁left ▁for ▁America , ▁having ▁received ▁offers ▁to ▁stage ▁his ▁plays ▁The ▁B ail iff ▁and ▁The ▁Sw ane e ▁River , ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁received . ▁He ▁joined ▁Andrew ▁Mack ' s ▁company ▁for ▁the ▁musical ▁comedy ▁Tom ▁Moore , ▁which ▁played ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁though ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁cast ▁when ▁it ▁tou red ▁Australia ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁to ▁stage - man age ▁the ▁Broadway ▁comedy ▁The ▁R ag ged ▁Earl