sentences:  Later, while working as a hairdresser in central Sydney, McDermott took an active interest in amateur theatricals.In 1899 he was discovered by illustrious stage actor George Rignold, and he traveled on an extended Australian tour with Rignold’s company.In mid-1902 McDermott traveled to New York via Canada, joining Mrs Patrick Campbell’s a company soon after and appearing on Broadway, as Sir George Orreyed in "The Second Mrs. Tanqeray".