▁Edward es ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁West ▁End ▁Theatre ▁Man agers , ▁along ▁with ▁Frank ▁Cur zon , ▁Helen ▁Car te , ▁Arthur ▁Bour ch ier ▁and ▁six teen ▁others . ▁ ▁Edward es ▁rac ed ▁horses , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁this ▁thorough bre ds , ▁Sant oi , ▁won ▁many ▁pri zes . ▁He ▁also ▁b red ▁horses ▁in ▁County ▁Ti pper ary . ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁broke ▁out , ▁Edward es ▁was ▁making ▁his ▁annual ▁visit ▁to ▁a ▁German ▁sp a . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁Germany ▁for ▁several ▁months , ▁which ▁ex ac erb ated ▁his ▁health ▁problems . ▁ ▁Death ▁Edward es ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Reg ent ' s ▁Park , ▁London , ▁just ▁before ▁his ▁ 6 0 th ▁birth day . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁C emetery , ▁K ens al ▁Green , ▁and ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Julia ▁G w yn ne . ▁Although ▁Edward es ▁left ▁valuable ▁properties , ▁he ▁also ▁left ▁considerable ▁deb ts . ▁His ▁the atr ical ▁enter pr ises ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁Robert ▁Ev ett , ▁who ▁managed ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁hits ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years , ▁not ably ▁The ▁Ma id ▁of ▁the ▁Mountains ▁and ▁The ▁Boy , ▁both ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁that ▁paid ▁the ▁deb ts ▁of ▁the ▁estate . ▁▁ ▁Notes ▁▁▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁discuss ing ▁Edward es ' ▁race