Afterwards he and his wife travelled with a company in New Zealand and played for some years in Great Britain and continental Europe. They returned to Australia in 1914, where he retired from the stage, operating a book shop in Richmond, Victoria. In 1920 the J. C. Williamson company gave a benefit performance of "The Mikado" for him. He was to have played Ko-Ko, but his health did not allow it, although he attended the performance and made a speech of thanks.