 Stephens and Solomon wrote several comic operas together that briefly rivalled the Savoy Operas in popular esteem, including "Billee Taylor" (1880) and "Claude Duval" (1881).He also collaborated with Meyer Lutz at the Gaiety Theatre on burlesques including "Little Jack Sheppard" (1885).He worked again with Solomon on one of the first pieces considered a musical comedy, "The Red Hussar" (1889).