In 1884, Burnand wrote "Paw Claudian", a burlesque of the 1883 costume (Byzantine) drama "Claudian" by Henry Herman and W. G. Wills, presented at Toole's Theatre starring J. L. Toole. The same year, he wrote a burlesque of "Black-Eyed Susan", called "Black Eyed See-Usan", for the Alhambra Theatre. Burnand wrote several musical works around 1889 and 1890 with the composer Edward Solomon, including "Pickwick", which was revived in 1894. "Pickwick" was recorded by Retrospect Opera in 2016, together with George Grossmith's "Cups and Saucers". Other stage pieces included adaptations for Augustin Daly in New York.