She had grown sexually rapacious and undiscriminating, and was living precariously, with occasional handouts from friends and a few francs earned from makeshift performances.
In the end, he said, the makeshift choir's performance of each piece was "gratifying".
He used these makeshift cotton thimbles in performance for a year, even while recording the Sibelius Violin Concerto, for Virgin Classics — a concession that might be compared to an Olympic sprinter, in search of ankle support, choosing to compete in hiking boots.
Huddersfield were without eight members of their 25-man squad through injury, including the newly-retired Luke Robinson, but their makeshift side produced a performance brimming with enthusiasm that deserved a better reward than a glorious 18-13 defeat.
In a particularly ghoulish twist, uncomfortably reminiscent of the sadistic showmanship of Islamic State, the head of the Roman commander was cut off and used by the enemy as a makeshift prop in a performance of Euripides' play The Bacchae – in which the head of King Pentheus, horribly decapitated by his mother, takes a macabre starring role.
In their native Minsk, where media and artistic works are subject to heavy government censorship, members are forced to rehearse in secret and then hastily organize performances in makeshift venues with no publicity.
It was just one performance, behind a makeshift offensive line and with a hodgepodge of receivers he is still getting to know.
Had Northampton made more of their first-half dominance, we might be lauding not only a major upset but the performance of a makeshift back row that outplayed their more illustrious opponents.
Much of the focus surrounding the Redskins this season has been based on their offense — the development of Campbell, the performance of a makeshift offensive line, the ability to establish the run with Portis and Ladell Betts.
