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- ↑ KIND SIR' IN NEW ORLEANS: Logan's Production of Krasna Play Is Hailed at Premiere Special to The New York Times 28 Sep 1953: 21.
- ↑ DALRYMPLE PLANS PRODUCTION IN FALL New York Times 15 June 1950: 40.
- ↑ Logan p 348
- ↑ Logan p 384
- ↑ She's Washed That Gal Right Outa Her Hair: Mary Martin, after nearly four years as Nellie Forbush, prepares to emerge as a new woman in her first straight play. Right Outa Her Hair By SEYMOUR PECK. New York Times 20 Sep 1953: SM19.
- ↑ Logan p 360-385
- ↑ LOGAN IN SANITARIUM: Producer-Director of 'Kind Sir' Resting Near New Orleans New York Times 22 Oct 1953: 34.
- ↑ Financing of 'Kind Sir' a Stage Rarity Chapman, John. Chicago Daily Tribune 6 Sep 1953: f7.
- ↑ "IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". ibdb.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-25.
- ↑ AT THE THEATRE By BROOKS ATKINSON. New York Times 5 Nov 1953: 41.
- ↑ Kind Sir at Playbill
- ↑ DELAYED 'TIGHTS' IN DEBUT TONIGHT: ' Extravaganza,' Postponed Twice, Opens at Hellinger With Jeanmaire, Goldner By SAM ZOLOTOW. New York Times 5 Mar 1954: 16.
- ↑ Logan p 384