Pinafore during its long run at the Opera Comique, London. He remained as the company's musical director there and, from 1881, at the Savoy Theatre, until 1902, with a break between July 1880 and April 1881, when his brother temporarily resumed the position.
He was the musical director of the Opera Comique in London for its long run and continued this role at the Savoy Theatre from 1881 until 1902, with a brief period where his brother filled in for him.