Complex sentence: His first revue, "Success; or, a hit if you like it" produced in 1825 was followed by another seven over the next 30 years, four of them in the period 1853--1855.
Split into simpler sentences: His first revue, "Success; or, a hit if you like it", was produced in 1825. He wrote another seven over the next 30 years, a peak of four in the years 1853--1855.