 They had a daughter, who became a leading German actress and died in 1946, and a son, Peter, who became a stage director and theatre administrator.In 1914 Ebert was called up for military service, but after a year he was released at the instigation of the Schauspielhaus, Frankfurt, which was in urgent need of a leading actor.In the next seven years he played major roles for the Frankfurt company, and in 1919 he co-founded the Frankfurt Drama College.