During the performance of "The Golden Legend at the Cardiff festival Mme. Agnes Nicholls sang- the soprano music with her customary charm until'nearly the end, when her voice became fluffy. This Slight defect was due to the remarkable circumstance that when sbo was interpreting the aria, "The Night is Calm and Cloudless," a housefly flew into her mouth and stuck in her throat. She ' plnckily continued singing, however, until the opportunity came when she could got rid of the trespasser, and this she did by swallowing 'it, »
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 50, 22 November 1907, Page 5
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