His most memorable performance in burlesque was as Medea, in which he parodied the strongly-emotional, gestural acting of the Italian star Adelaide Ristori in the same role.
The staples of the repertoire in the 1850s and 1860s continued to be comedies, many featuring the great actor and comedian Frederick Robson.
Frederick the Great | Frederick | Frederick II | Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor | Frederick Russell Burnham | Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts | Frederick Law Olmsted | Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor | Frederick Forsyth | Frederick Douglass | Frederick, Maryland | Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany | Bryan Robson | Frederick III | Frederick I | Frederick Delius | Frederick William III of Prussia | John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony | Frederick III, German Emperor | Frederick William IV of Prussia | Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg | Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor | Frederick, Prince of Wales | Frederick Funston | Frederick Ashton | John Frederick II | Frederick Wiseman | Frederick Marryat | Mark Robson |
Sitters in Silvy's portraits include Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Queen Emma of Hawaii, Lady Amberley, Harriet Martineau, Adelina Patti and Frederick Robson.