 In October 1912, he went to the United States with Benson's company, playing such parts as Paris in "Romeo and Juliet", Fenton in "The Merry Wives of Windsor", and Silvius in "As You Like It".Returning to Britain, he made his first appearance in London at the Savoy Theatre on 9 July 1914, as Finch in "The Sin of David".That December, he appeared at the Shaftesbury Theatre as the Dauphin in "Henry V".