 In 1895, Grossmith left the musical stage, instead appearing in straight comedies, but after a few years he returned to performing in musicals and Victorian burlesques.Early in the new century, he had a string of successes in musicals for Edwardes, including "The Toreador" (1901), "The School Girl" (1903), "The Orchid" (1903), "The Spring Chicken" (1905), "The New Aladdin" (1906), "The Girls of Gottenberg" (1907), "Our Miss Gibbs" (1909), "Peggy" (1911), "The Sunshine Girl" (1912) and "The Girl on the Film" (1913).The lanky Grossmith was often comically paired with the diminutive Edmund Payne.