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In 1893, at the age of 40, Henry contracted typhoid fever and died, leaving Beatrice with three children, a house, and no savings.

Cecil was 11 at the time.

Until Henry's sudden death, they had both loved the theater, and she " enthusiastically supported " her husband's theatrical aspirations.

Recognizing his love of the theater and his efforts to become a playwright and producer, she wrote at his funeral: