sentences:  Among his London roles were Kit Barniger in "Mice and Men" (1902 at the Lyric Theatre, leased by William Greet) and Josh Harmony in "Mrs. Grundy" (Scala Theatre, 1905), both plays by his wife who had become a successful playwright by the mid-1890s in both New York and London.Ryley was involved in the production of many of his wife's plays and often directed them.The couple also travelled extensively.