 In 1899, he wrote songs for the international hit "Florodora", which brought him wider fame.Producer George Edwardes hired him as an "additional material" writer for, among others, "The Messenger Boy" (1900), "The Toreador" (1901), "A Country Girl" (1902), "The Girl from Kays" (1902), "The School Girl" (1903), "The Cingalee" (1904) and "The Blue Moon" (1905), writing some of the most successful songs in these shows.He composed the hit musical "Miss Hook of Holland" (1907).