sentences:  In mid 1903 he traveled to England with Campbell and performed there until 1906 when he returned to the United States, his reputation by now well established.McDermott got his first taste of the American film industry when he was hired by Thomas Edison in 1909 to appear as a featured player at Edison's Bronx studio, in replacement of Maurice Costello, who had moved to Vitagraph, the first motion picture stock company ever formed.McDermott was then picked for a role in "Les Misérables", acting with Maurice Costello and William V. Ranous.