 He toured as Mr. Shepherd in the musical comedy "Belinda" during the latter part of that year, and briefly played in music hall in January 1897, appearing at the Palace Theatre of Varieties.He also sang in concert at St. James's Hall with Marie Tempest and Ben Davies.In February, Pounds returned to the West End, playing Lancelot in Edmond Audran's "La Poupée", which ran until September 1898.