brownlow then went to the united states, where he appeared in several broadway productions of comic operas, including "love's lottery" in 1904, appearing as sergeant bob trivet, "girofle-girsofla" from january to february 1905, and in "boccaccio" in march 1905. later, theatrical manager hugh mcintosh found brownlow in california, where he had gone to act in silent films, including the 1913 movie "the hoyden's awakening", now living in dereliction, and brought him back to australia under contract, but he soon "lapsed into his old habit".