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- ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. (2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786453092.
- ↑ "Willie Baxter in the Flesh". The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. June 19, 1917. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.