Among other operettas and revivals of Gilbert and Sullivan operas, over the next years, Vernon played in "Erminie" in 1887. He was in the company's first production of "Olivette" in 1888. In 1889, he originated the role of Wilfred Shadbolt in Australia's first production of "The Yeomen of the Guard". In some revivals he played different roles from those he had first played. For instance, in 1889, he played Captain Corcoran in a revival of "Pinafore". In 1890, he started the year in a pantomime of "Cinderella" and later played Squire Bantam in "Dorothy". Later in the year, he originated the role of Don Alhambra in the first Australian production of "The Gondoliers". A reviewer for "The Argus" wrote, "He makes every point tell, and he restrains his propensity to grimace, with considerable advantage to the character he assumes, and without diminishing its sombre and saturnine humour."