 In 1910 she married the baritone Herbert Heyner; in the same year she left the company to tour the UK in concerts and grand opera, appearing in the title role of Bizet's "Carmen", as Delilah in Camille Saint-Saëns's "Samson and Delilah", and as Amneris in Verdi's "Aida".She returned to the company in 1914, replacing Louie René as principal contralto.Derek Oldham later reported that, in 1920, at the insistence of musical director Geoffrey Toye, Rupert D'Oyly Carte considered expanding the company's repertoire so she could play Carmen.