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- 1 2 Franceschina, John (2004). Harry B. Smith: Dean of American Librettists. Taylor & Francis. p. 141. ISBN 9781135949082.
- ↑ Dietz, Dan (2022). "The Little Duchess". The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 82. ISBN 9781538168943.