sentences:  At the benefit, among other items, Grossmith premiered his musical sketch, "The Drama on Crutches".Thornton continued as Grossmith's understudy as the Lord Chancellor in the next Savoy opera, "Iolanthe", but when the production went on tour in 1883, Thornton was given the role, also serving as stage manager for the touring company.In 1884 Carte sent him to New York to supervise the first American production of "Princess Ida".