▁her ▁professional ▁name ▁of ▁Jess ie ▁G olds ack . ▁One ▁of ▁Wood ' s ▁players ▁re called , ▁" She ▁changed ▁him . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁badly ▁dressed , ▁awful ▁clothes . ▁Jess ie ▁got ▁him ▁a ▁new ▁evening ▁suit , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁m ould y ▁green ▁one , ▁and ▁he ▁fl our ished ▁yellow ▁glo ves ▁and ▁a ▁cig ar ▁... ▁he ▁became ▁human ." ▁As ▁Wood ▁was ▁not ▁free ▁to ▁rem ar ry , ▁she ▁changed ▁her ▁name ▁by ▁de ed ▁poll ▁to ▁" L ady ▁Jess ie ▁Wood " ▁and ▁was ▁generally ▁assumed ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁be ▁Wood ' s ▁wife . ▁In ▁his ▁mem oir s , ▁Wood ▁mentioned ▁neither ▁his ▁second ▁marriage ▁nor ▁his ▁subsequent ▁relationship . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁later ▁years , ▁Wood ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁Prom s ▁rather ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁year - round ▁concert ▁season . ▁Bou lt ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁BBC ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁In ▁that ▁capacity ▁he ▁stro ve ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁Wood ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁fitting ▁number ▁of ▁BBC ▁sym phony ▁concert s ▁outside ▁the ▁Prom ▁season . ▁The ▁BBC ▁chose ▁Wood ▁for ▁important ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁Bart ók ▁and ▁Paul ▁Hin dem ith , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁performance ▁of ▁Mah ler ' s ▁vast ▁Sym phony ▁No . ▁ 8 . ▁But ▁Jacob s ▁notes ▁that , ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁concert ▁re pert ory , ▁Wood ▁now ▁had ▁to ▁comp ete ▁against ▁well