 In January 1912 in a recital for Henry Wood at Queen's Hall Elwes introduced the settings of poems of Paul Verlaine by Poldowski (Lady Dean Paul, born Régine Wieniawski, the daughter of Henryk Wieniawski).These songs then had a great vogue in Paris and this performance made a deep impression.During the First World War he sang in concert tours for British soldiers in France organized by Lena Ashwell.