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- ↑ Elder, Michael (2003), What do You do During the Day?, Eldon Productions, pp. 62 & 63, ISBN 9-780954-556808
- ↑ J. Alan B. Somerset. 1991. The Stratford Festival Story, 1st edition. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-27804-4
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