Bourchier returned to manage the Garrick in 1912 for two years. In 1913, he appeared in a revival of "London Assurance" in aid of King George's Actors' pension fund with other stars including Tree, Henry Ainley, Charles Hawtrey, Weedon Grossmith and Marie Tempest. In 1916 he again played Brutus in "Julius Caesar", at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, for the Shakespeare tercentenary with Frank Benson as Caesar, H. B. Irving as Cassius and Ainley as Antony. The same year, Bourchier took over management of His Majesty's. In 1917, he created the part of Bruce Bairnsfather's "Old Bill" in a stage adaptation called "The Better 'Ole" at the Oxford Music Hall, where it ran for over 800 performances.