Temple declined the role of Luiz in the next Gilbert and Sullivan opera, "The Gondoliers", when it opened at the Savoy in December 1889, but in February 1890 he was one of the replacements rushed to New York for the restaging of "The Gondoliers" at Palmer's Theatre, taking the role of Giuseppe. Before that he appeared in "Trial by Jury" and again in "Cox and Box" and made his debut in music hall. He later appeared in "The Gondoliers" on tour in the English provinces. In July 1890, he left the company again to pursue a directing career. In 1891, he married Annie Marie Davis Watts, with whom he had been living since at least 1881.