in later years mrs stirling gained a new popularity as the nurse in irving's presentation (1882) of "romeo and juliet" where she was said to "steal the show" from a cast that included ellen terry but she returned to the role in 1884 with mary anderson; and she was the martha in irving's production of "faust" (1885). she died on 28 december 1895, having in the previous year married sir charles hutton gregory (1817–1898).