▁of ▁the ▁Guard ▁at ▁the ▁Sav oy ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁His ▁bi ograph er ▁Arthur ▁Jacob s ▁doub ts ▁this ▁and ▁disc ount s ▁ex changes ▁Wood ▁pur port ed ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁with ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁S ull ivan ▁about ▁the ▁score . ▁Jacob s ▁describes ▁Wood ' s ▁mem oir s ▁as ▁" v iva cious ▁in ▁style ▁but ▁fact ually ▁un re li able ". ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁certain , ▁however , ▁that ▁Wood ▁was ▁rép ét ite ur ▁at ▁Car te ' s ▁Royal ▁English ▁Opera ▁House ▁for ▁S ull ivan ' s ▁grand ▁opera ▁Ivan ho e ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁and ▁for ▁André ▁Mess ager ' s ▁La ▁Bas o che ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 – 9 2 . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁Car te ▁at ▁the ▁Sav oy ▁as ▁assistant ▁to ▁François ▁Cel lier ▁on ▁The ▁N aut ch ▁Girl ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Wood ▁remained ▁devoted ▁to ▁S ull ivan ' s ▁music ▁and ▁later ▁ins isted ▁on ▁programming ▁his ▁concert ▁works ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁out ▁of ▁fashion ▁in ▁musical ▁circles . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁he ▁had ▁several ▁compos itions ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁performed , ▁including ▁an ▁or atorio , ▁St . ▁Dor othe a ▁( 1 8 8 9 ), ▁a ▁light ▁opera , ▁D ais y ▁( 1 8 9 0 ), ▁and ▁a ▁one - act ▁com ic ▁opera , ▁Return