He first appeared at the Haymarket Theatre during the summer season in 1833, also writing plays for this theatre, including "Ellen Wartham" (1833). Another hit for the Haymarket was the drama "Thirty Years of a Woman's Life". At that theatre, his acting was praised in "The Housekeeper" by Douglas Jerrold (1833), "Pyramus and Thisbe", and in his own plays, "Uncle John", "Rural Felicity" and "Agnes de Vere" (all in 1834). He stayed at the Haymarket until 1838, producing "The Dream at Sea" among other plays.