Mr and Mrs Robert Naylor at their home at Wembley . Mr Naylor it will be remembered took Mr Richard Tauber 's part at short notice at Drury Lane . 6 July 1931 Robert Naylor - 1899-1968; British ( Yorkshire ) tenor who sang Don Jose (Carmen) for Carl Rosa Opera Company, and gained overnight fame when he stood in for Richard Tauber in The Land of Smiles in 1931. For a decade he was a major star of opera, radio and variety, and made many recordings