 In 1909 Moore was responsible for an organization to encourage the production of local plays with both literary and dramatic qualities.In 1909 and 1910 several short plays were produced, including "The Woman Tamer" and "The Sacred Place" by Louis Esson, "The Burglar" by Katharine S. Prichard, and Moore's "The Tea-Room Girl" (1910) and "The Mysterious Moonlight" (1912).In 1912 Moore went to London and during World War I served with the British Army Service Corps.