 Later compositions include "The Balkan Princess" (1910), "The Sunshine Girl" (1912), "The Girl from Utah" (1913), "Tonight's the Night" (1914), "Betty" (1915) and "The Happy Day" (1916).Rubens began a relationship with the actress Phyllis Dare during this period, but they soon parted due to Rubens' severe consumptive illness, from which he suffered for the rest of his life.As a result, he retired to Cornwall and died of tuberculosis, aged 41.