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The American-Yiddish musical revue Bagels And Yox is playing at The Holiday Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 208 performances.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
Xavier Cugat plays during an eight-week run, in The Terrace Room of The Statler Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack.
Arthur Prysock, Varetta Dillard, Peppermint Harris, Joan Shaw and The Bill Hitchens Orchestra are playing a tour of one-nighters in the southern states of the USA.
The Billy May Orchestra is playing during three weeks at The Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Max Bygraves is appearing in the revue Wonderful Time at The Palladium, London, England, UK, with The Billy Cotton Band, The Bernard Brothers and Joy Nichols.
Lloyd Price and Earl Bostic are playing during a week of gigs at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Ruth Brown and Frankie Lane are sharing top billing during a week of shows at The Earle Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Frankie Masters And His Orchestra are playing for the Ice Show - Calendar Capers - at The Boulevard Room of The Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Nena, backed by Ralph Rotgers And His Latin-American Orchestra, is appearing at The Buttery in The Ambassador West Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Eddy Howard And His Orchestra are playing at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Irish tenor Bill Dwyer is appearing at Club Alabam, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Johnny Hodges And His Combo are playing during a week of shows at The Capitol Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Nellie Lutcher is playing at The Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with The Wild Bill Davis Trio.
Victor Borge is playing at The Chicago Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Richard Hayes.
Singing pianist Ginie Torcom is playing as part of The Parade Of Stars show at The Sherman Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Violinist Gene Pringle And His Orchestra with 'songstress' Lilli Malloy is playing at The Lotus Room, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Latin percussion virtuoso Mongo Santamaria records the album Afro-Cuban Drums for SMC Records in New York City, USA.
Phil Hammond of Holt, Norfolk, England, UK, sings The Foggy Dew in a recording made by Peter Kennedy for the BBC. The recording will be released on the anthology Songs of Seduction (The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 2, Caedmon 1961; 12T158, 1968).
Voice actor and singer James Jonah Cummings (aka Jim Cummings) is born in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. He will appear in over 400 roles, mainly for animated Disney and DreamWorks movies including Aladdin, The Lion King and Shrek, as well as voicing numerous video games.
Derek Peter Palmer is born in London, England, UK. He will find success as singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and sound engineer Del Palmer, best known for his work with Kate Bush.
Owen Bradley, with producer Paul Cohen, records Beyond The Border and I Will Still Love You in Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Connee Boswell, with The Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band, records It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry and Singin' The Blues Til My Baby Comes Home for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra records Nina Never Knew and Love Is A Simple Thing for RCA Victor Records in New York City, USA.
When The Woody Herman Band, The Mills Brothers and Dinah Washington play at The Carousel, Dayton, Ohio, USA, they attract just 500 customers.
Rockabilly singer, guitarist and songwriter Hardrock Gunter is discharged from the US Army, after which he begins his own daily radio show at WWVA, Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.
Boris Leonardo González Reyes is born in Conchali, Santiago, Chile, South America. He will find success as popular singer Zalo Reyes in the group Spiral.
Azar Lawrence is born. He will find success as a jazz saxophonist, working with McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones and others.
The 5 Royales record Help Me Somebody for Apollo Records of New York City, USA.