Contents: Acknowledgements; Girlhood: 1874-96; Studying in Paris: 1896-90; Debuts and Debussy: 1900-03; Wider Horizons: 1903-07; The Creation of a Legend, 1907-08; Salomé and Scandal: 1908-10; Salomé in Paris and on Tour in America: 1910-11; Praise and Criticism: 1912; American Tours and War in Europe: 1913-14; The War Years: 1915-19; Directrix: 1920-22; Last Years with the Chicago Opera Company: 1923-31; Lectures, Master Classes and Hollywood: 1931-37; The Retirement Years: 1937-67; Postscript; Appendix A: Debuts (by Opera House); Appendix B: Rehearsal Schedules for Louise and Pelleas and Melisande; Appendix C: Stage Technique; Select Bibliography.