sentences:  He first appeared as Valentin in Gounod's "Faust", as an amateur, with the Carl Rosa Opera Company in Manchester and Liverpool.After further training, he was engaged by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company for its 1894 tour, at first playing the baritone role of Mr. Goldbury in "Utopia Limited" in the original American production.He then created the role of Baron van den Berg in "Mirette" with D'Oyly Carte at the Savoy Theatre, followed by more touring, and left the company in 1895.