 He then appeared in London in 1898 and 1899 as Piccolo in Edward Jakobowski and Ross's musical comedy "Milord Sir Smith" at the Comedy Theatre.After this, he played Vincent in a tour of "Ma mie Rosette", a "romantic comedy-opera" with music by Paul Lacome and Ivan Caryll.During this period, Blackmore sang at the Steinway Hall in London on 2 November 1898 during the first season of the Elderhorst Chamber Concerts.