 When Adams left the company in 1969, Ayldon took over as Deadeye, Pirate King, Colonel Calverley in "Patience", Mountararat, Arac in "Princess Ida", the Mikado, Sir Roderic Murgatroyd in "Ruddigore", and Sergeant Meryll in "The Yeomen of the Guard".Later that year, he added Sergeant Bouncer in "Cox and Box" (only for a few years), and the following year added Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre in "The Sorcerer".With D'Oyly Carte, Ayldon gave up to 350 performances a year.