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- Bloom, Ken (1996). American Song: The Complete Musical Theatre Companion, 1900-1984. Schirmer Books. p. 425-426. ISBN 9780871969613.
- 1 2 Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Off-Broadway Musicals Since 1919: From Greenwich Village Follies to The Toxic Avenger. Scarecrow Press. p. 4-5. ISBN 9780810877726.
- 1 2 Unruh, Delbert (2018). "The Greenwich Village Follies". Forgotten Designers Costume Designers of American Broadway Revues and Musicals From 1900-1930. Page Publishing. ISBN 9781640827585.
- ↑ Salem, James M. (1973). "The Greenwich Village Follies". A Guide to Critical Reviews: American drama, 1909-1969. Scarecrow Press. p. 246.
