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- 1 2 3 "CHICAGO'S NEW SPECTACLE.; "BLUEBEARD, JR.," AS PRESENTED BY MANAGER HENDERSON". The New York Times . June 13, 1889. p. 5.
- ↑ Franceschina, p. 1889
- ↑ "News and Gossip". Chicago Tribune . March 17, 1889. p. 30.
- ↑ Bordman, p. 116
- ↑ "'Blue Beard, Jr.'". The Boston Globe . December 15, 1889. p. 10.
- ↑ Gänzl, p. 76
Bibliography
- Bordman, Gerald Martin; Norton, Richard (2010). American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199729708.
- Franceschina, John (2018). Incidental and Dance Music in the American Theatre from 1786 to 1923, Volume 1. BearManor Media.
- Gänzl, Kurt (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Volume 2. Schirmer Books. ISBN 9780028714455.
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