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- ↑ "Journal". ASTR Newsletter. Princeton, N.J.: American Society for Theatre Research. May 1968. p. 4.
- ↑ "Leda Had A Little Swan". George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
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- ↑ Goldman, William (1984). The season : a candid look at Broadway (1st Limelight ed.). New York: Limelight Editions. p. 254. ISBN 978-0-87910-023-0.
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- ↑ Goldman 1969 edition p 356
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