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Thomas Wall may refer to:
References
- American Theatre Companies, 1749-1887, by Weldon B. Durham; Greenwood Press, 1986.
- Londré, Felicia Hardison; Daniel J. Watermeier (1998). The History of North American Theater . Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-1233-5.
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