ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, hiː ɐpˈɪɹd ɪnðə dʒˈɛɹoʊm kˈɜːn mjˈuːzɪkəl, lˈiːv ɪt tə dʒˈeɪn, baɪ kˈɜːn ænd bˈoʊltən, wɪð lˈɪɹɪks baɪ pˈiː. dʒˈiː. wˈoʊdhaʊs.
In 1917, he appeared in the Jerome Kern musical, Leave It to Jane, by Kern and Bolton, with lyrics by P. G. Wodehouse.