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Show WHY PRIMA DONNAS ARE HEALTHY In tho April Woman's Homo Companion, Com-panion, Mndamo Godskl tho world famous fa-mous opera star, gives tho secret of the good health of grand opera singers. sing-ers. "Right brenthlng gives one not only good lungs nnd chest, but also perfect per-fect circulntion which means good health," she says, "and that Is anoth-cr anoth-cr typo of physical exercise "which tho prima donna has in plentltude as a consequence of her profession. Never did I feel assurance of results from this especial phase moro fully than In tho open air performance of Wagner's Siegfried In the great Stadium Sta-dium at Harvard and in tho chill cold of a belated spring. As I lay on Brunnhllde's couch among tho rocks during tho long wait until I sang, I shivered until I felt that surely sure-ly I should have no vo'leo when tho moment camo to use It. No sooner, though, did I start to sing than 1 felt tho warm blood on my veins nnd was told that my voice never sounded sound-ed better." |