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- ↑ Wright, Richardson: Revels in Jamaica, 1937
- ↑ History of the American Theatre: Before the Revolution
- ↑ Rather, Susan (June 2010). "Miss Cheer as Lady Rosehill: a real-life drama in late-colonial British America". Theatre Notebook. 64: 2.
- ↑ American Theatre Companies, 1749-1887, Weldon B. Durham
- ↑ Seilhamer, George Overcash: History of the American theatre
- ↑ Wright, Richardson: Revels in Jamaica, 1937
- ↑ Wright, Richardson: Revels in Jamaica, 1937
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