* The now defunct Lausanne Football and Cricket Club is founded in Switzerland, the first football club to be formed outside England, although it is believed to have been primarily a cricket club.
Zato je sorazmerno pozno tudi debutiral, in sicer 2. septembra 1919 v vlogi "Artura" v Bellinijevih Puritancih pod psevdonimom "Giacomo Rubbini" (njegov pevski vzornik je bil Giovanni Battista Rubini).