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The musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne, and starring Carol Channing, is presented at The Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 740 performances.
Orrin Tucker And His Orchestra play during a month at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.When Sidney Bechet plays as part of the week-long Paris Jazz Salon event at the Centre Marcelin Barthelot, Paris, France, several thousand fans are turned away because the venue can hold only 1000.
The Big Show on NBC Radio in the USA features Meredith Willson and his Orchestra performing This is It, Mindy Carson singing The Touch of Your Lips, plus Phil Silvers, Tallulah Bankhead and The Sons Of The Pioneers doing Cool Water.
The original Broadway cast album for the stage musical Guys And Dolls is recorded in New York City, USA. Featuring the voices of Robert Alda, Sam Levene, Vivian Blaine and Stubby Kaye, it will peak at No1 on the Billboard Chart three months later.
Singing cowboy Roy Rogers comes to the end of a series of 26 one night stands with a show in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The tour played to 169,000 people and grossed $278,000.