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- ↑ Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in ..., Volume 1, by Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman, Donald McNeilly, p. 341
- ↑ Palace playbill for January 24th, 1921, https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/bobhope/images/vc9.jpg
- ↑ "Lew Clayton – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB".
- ↑ Jimmy Durante: his show business career, with an annotated filmography and ..., by David Bakish, p. 25
- ↑ Jimmy Durante: his show business career, with an annotated filmography and ..., by David Bakish, p. 25
- ↑ Jimmy Durante: his show business career, with an annotated filmography and ..., by David Bakish, page 39
- ↑ Vaudeville old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performances in ..., Vol. 1, by Frank Cullen, Florence Hackman & Donald McNeilly, p. 341
