Sentence:  The only <WSD>performance</WSD> which was too soft for me was that of Yvette Mimieux , but since someone had to become the victim of despoilers , just to emphasize that such things do happen at these fracases , I suppose this was the attitude the part called for . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment