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- ↑ Philip H. Highfill; Kalman A. Burnim; Edward A. Langhans (1993). "A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800". Vol. 16. Southern Illinois University Press. p. 32. ISBN 9780809318032.
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