His first successful work for the stage was
Sadak and Kalasrade, a spectacular drama. Apart from his original plays he "adapted" the latest novels of
Dickens and other authors for the stage. His adaptation of
The Cricket on the Hearth played at the Adelphi for over 90 performances. Among his numerous titles were: •
The Thirst for Gold, or the Sea of Ice T. W. Robertson produced another version. •
The Ragpicker of Paris and the Dressmaker of St Antoine •
Aline, the Rose of Killarney (1843) adaptation of
Gaetano Rossi's
Linda di Chamounix.
C. Z. Barnett adapted the same libretto for his
Linda, the Pearl of Savoy. •
The Bohemians; or, After Dark in Paris •
Margaret Catchpole became the film
The Romantic Story of Margaret Catchpole Other titles include •
Above and Below • ''The Anchor of Hope; or the Seaman's Star'' •
Bachelors Buttons •
Barnaby Rudge (Dickens) •
The Battle of Life (Dickens) • ''The Bluejackets; or, Her Majesty's Service'' •
The Bohemians; or, The Rogues of Paris •
The Bould Soger Boy •
The Cabin Boy •
Captain Charlotte •
The Children in the Wood; or, Harlequin Nobody •
A Christmas Carol; or, Past, Present, and Future (Dickens) • ''Clarisse; or, The Merchant's Daughter'' •
The Cricket on the Hearth; or, A Fairy Tale of Home (Dickens)
T. W. Robertson produced another version. •
The Fortunes of Smike; or, A Sequel to Nicholas Nickleby (Dickens) •
The Giant of Palestine •
Grace Darling; or, The Wreck at Sea •
The Hand of Cards •
Harlequin Blue Beard; or, The Fairy of the Silver Crescent • ''Industry and Indolence; or, The Orphan's Legacy'' • ''Jane Lomax; or, A Mother's Curse'' •
The Jockey Club •
Knight of the Dragon and the Queen of Beauty •
Lestelle •
The Little Back Parlour •
The Love Gift; or, The Trials of Poverty •
A Lucky Hit • ''The Miser's Daughter'' (Harrison Ainsworth) •
Nicholas Nickleby; or, Doings at Do-the-Boys Hall (Dickens) •
Norah Creina • ''The Old Curiosity Shop; or, One Hour from Humphrey's Clock'' (Dickens) • ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'' (Dickens) •
On the Tiles •
Popping In and Out •
Rifle Volunteers; or, Riflemen! Riflemen! Riflemen! Form! •
The Rose of Corbeil; or the Forest of Senart •
The Serpent of the Nile; or, The Battle of Actium •
The Tower of London; or, Og, Gog, and Magog (Harrison Ainsworth) •
Ulrica; or, The Prisoner of State •
Wanted a Wife; or, London, Liverpool and Bristol •
The Wreck at Sea; or, The Fern Light •
Yankee Notes for English Circulation (Dickens) In 1881 he published a memoir: ''Old Drury Lane – Fifty Years' Recollections'' in 2 volumes, which at least one critic enjoyed but another found worthless as a history. == Marriage ==