Emma Calve

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Mezzo-soprano soloist performing from French opera.
There was an awful, cold draft running through the theater, which caused her visible discomfort and annoyance.
Despite the cold, she managed to hit all of her higher notes and did as well as she could under the circumstances.
Source:
Variety, vol. 41: 12. 18 February, 1916