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- ↑ "Miss Dolly Dollars Makes Her Bow", The New York Times, August 31, 1905, p. 7, accessed March 3, 2011
- ↑ "Miss Dolly Dollars; A New Musical Comedy by Victor Herbert and Harry B. Smith", The New York Times, September 5, 1905, accessed March 3, 2011
- ↑ MISS DOLLY DOLLARS Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine Cast of Characters
