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- 1 2 "Emmy Wehlen in "The Duchess of Doubt"". The Houston Post . June 10, 1917. p. 46. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Society Folk As "Extras" in "The Duchess of Doubt"". The Freeport Journal-Standard . June 28, 1917. p. 5. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ ""The Duchess of Doubt" Opens At Apollo Today". The Tacoma Daily Register. August 23, 1917. p. 4. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.