 Despite its historical connection with Gilbert and Sullivan, most of Carte's London seasons were staged not at the Savoy but at two larger houses: the Prince's (now the Shaftesbury) Theatre (1919 – 20, 1921 – 22, 1924, 1926, 1942 and Sadler's Wells ( 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1947 and 1948). His three Savoy Theatre seasons were in 1929 – 30, 1932 – 33, and 1941. In addition to year-round UK tours, Carte mounted tours of North America in 1927, 1928 – 29, 1934 – 35, 1936 – 37, 1939 and 1947 – 48 ). During the 1936 tour an American critic wrote, "If there were only some way of keeping them on this side permanently. I humbly suggest to the New Deal that it cancel England's war debt in exchange for the D 'Oyly Cartians. We should be much the gainer."
