ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, hiː ɐpˈɪɹd æz dˈɪk ɹˈɪvɚz ɪnðə pɹˈɪnsɛs θˈiəɾɚ ʃˈoʊ, vˈɛɹi ɡˈʊd, ˈɛdi, wɪð mjˈuːzɪk baɪ dʒˈɛɹoʊm kˈɜːn ænd lɪbɹˈɛɾoʊ baɪ ɡˈaɪ bˈoʊltən.
In 1915, he appeared as Dick Rivers in the Princess Theatre Show, Very Good, Eddie, with music by Jerome Kern and libretto by Guy Bolton.