 In 1855, he staged several roles in "Paris" by Paul Meurice, at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin.In 1857, he created the role of Admiral Byng in "L'Amiral de l’Escadre Bleue" by Paul Foucher, at the Cirque impérial.In 1859 he was appointed manager of the Théâtre Saint-Marcel, where he played in several plays, but that playhouse was too faraway to be successful.