Louis Mayer dot ngaryanin skandal ("malempar ring alasne") antuk mupulang simpati public antuk Gish, nanging Lilian nenten dot maakting becik ring layar maupun ring luar, lan mawali ka cinta  pertamane, teater.
Louis Mayer wanted to stage a scandal ("knock her off her pedestal") to garner public sympathy for Gish, but Lillian didn't want to act both on screen and off, and returned to her first love, the theater.