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- ↑ (3 December 1901). Alice of Old Vicennes: Miss Harned Does Good Acting in an Ordinary Play, The New York Times
- ↑ Los Angeles Herald, Volume 604, Number 8, 8 October 1899, p.13
- ↑ Flom, Eric L., “Silent Film Stars on the Stages of Seattle: A History of Performances by Hollywood Notables,” McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7864-3908-9, pages 155-156.
- ↑ Flom, Eric L. (5 March 2009). Silent Film Stars on the Stages of Seattle: A History of Performances by Hollywood Notables. ISBN 9780786439089.
- ↑ (3 April 1939). EDWARD E. ROSE, 77, PLAYWRIGHT, IS DEAD; Dramatized 'Janice Meredith,' 'Richard Carvel,' 'David Harum', The New York Times
- ↑ (16 April 1997). The Date of the Rose, Stanstead Journal
