he next toured as pooh-bah in "the mikado" from november 1885 through may 1886. in late 1886, at the fifth avenue theatre, he reprised the roles of pooh bah and king hildebrand. in early 1887, he toured in new england, with producer john stetson, playing the roles of colonel calverley in "patience", king hildebrand in "princess ida", and sir despard murgatroyd in "ruddigore". he also formed his own company to produce "pirates" in boston in the summer of 1887.