 He was also likely the founder of the Theatre Royal in Richmond upon Thames, which he managed from 1766 to 1773.In 1763, at Drury Lane in London, he played the role of Falstaff, for which he became best known as an actor, his authorial pseudonym serving also as his stage name.In 1766 he played his signature role in a new play, William Kenrick's "Falstaff's Wedding", intended as a sequel to "Henry IV, Part 2".