"Newton, in conjunction with Richard Butler, wrote libretti for musical comedy under the joint collaborative name of Richard Henry.Works attributed to Richard Henry include "Monte Cristo Jr." (burlesque melodrama 1886); "Jubilation" (musical mixture 1887); "Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim", a parody of the Mary Shelley novel "Frankenstein", presented at the Gaiety Theatre, London, in 1887; and "Opposition" (a debate in one sitting 1892).