Thérèse Tietjens
Hungarian prima donna
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Clara Louise Kellogg
American singer
Adelina Maria Patti
Renowned Italian vocalist
Tarquinia Molza
Italian Singer, Poet, Conductor, Composer and Scholar
Jenny Lind
Swedish singer of international renown
Lillian Russell
Actor and singer Lillian Russell was a noted beauty of the American stage, and much beloved for her kindliness and charities. During the latter part of her life she became interested in public matters, and in 1921 President Harding appointed her a special investigator to study immigration conditions.
Mary Botham Howitt
Mrs. Howitt alone wrote many poems, hymns, and ballads, some novels and books for the young. She also made translations from Frederika Bremer and Hans Anderson, and her independent publications number 110 distinct works.
Pauline Sperry
Pauline Sperry was an American mathematician who worked in projective differential geometry.
Wilma Neruda
Wilma Neruda, known in her later years as Lady Hallé (1839-1911), was an English violinist.
Jennie Macandrew
Painist Jennie Macandrew accompanied singers and instrumentalists, notably the violinist Edith Whitelaw, and performed as a soloist with local orchestras. She was official accompanist to the competitions society in Gisborne for some years from 1913, and toured New Zealand for five months as accompanist to the tenor Philip Newbury. She was also a pianist at Auckland cinemas, and gave radio broadcasts.