Alexander's management continued into the new century, continuing to vary the repertory with, in 1902, a verse drama, "Paolo and Francesca", based on an episode in Dante's "The Divine Comedy", as well as the theatre's more usual fare such as Pinero's drama "His House in Order", an artistic and box-office success, running for 427 performances. In 1909 Alexander successfully revived "The Importance of Being Earnest", which ran for 316 performances. In 1913 he sub-let the theatre to Harley Granville Barker for four months. Among the novelties of that season was Bernard Shaw's "Androcles and the Lion" in 1913.