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References
- ↑ Goldman, William (1984). The season : a candid look at Broadway. Limelight Editions. p. 176.
- ↑ "Buttrio Square arrives". Daily News. 15 October 1952. p. 89.
- ↑ Mandelbaum, Ken (1991). Not since Carrie : forty years of Broadway musical flops. St. Martin's Press. p. 26.
