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The girl 's stage name was Winifred Cheylesmore . The newspaper described her as `` tall , dark , and taking , with a voice like Devonshire cream . '' She was a new girl , of whom nobody had heard , and Peter had been thrilled and impatient . Her `` singing stunt '' was to be heard at ten o'clock , and Peter had dined at his club , meaning to be early in his seat at the theatre . But a man he knew , sitting at a table near , was a budding journalist , an earnest amateur photographer . He began passing samples of his skill to Peter Rolls , calling out rather loudly the names of ladies snapshotted . Among them was Winifred Cheylesmore , whom he had interviewed .