aster . ▁When ▁D are ▁joined ▁the ▁tour , ▁business ▁picked ▁up , ▁but ▁the ▁tour ▁did ▁not ▁solve ▁H icks ' ▁financial ▁problems , ▁and ▁he ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁take ▁his ▁company ▁to ▁South ▁Africa . ▁She ▁did ▁not ▁join ▁them . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁While ▁appearing ▁in ▁The ▁C atch ▁of ▁the ▁Season , ▁she ▁met ▁and ▁subsequently ▁became ▁engaged ▁to ▁Maurice ▁V yn er ▁B ali ol ▁Bre tt ▁( 1 8 8 2 – 1 9 3 4 ), ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Vis count ▁E sh er . ▁ ▁They ▁married ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁and , ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁her ▁career , ▁D are ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁theatre . ▁The ▁couple ▁moved ▁to ▁rural ▁Ch il ston , ▁near ▁As cot , ▁Ber k shire , ▁and ▁raised ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁E ager ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁D are ▁n urs ed ▁injured ▁soldiers ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁Mrs . ▁V ander b ilt ' s ▁American ▁Hospital ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁after ▁fifteen ▁years ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁stage , ▁D are ▁played ▁the ▁title ▁role ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Che y ney ▁in ▁The ▁Last ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Che y ney ▁at ▁Gold ers ▁Green , ▁London ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁tour . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁she ▁played ▁K end all ▁F