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The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.
Gene McDaniels is playing during a ten day residency at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Hank Thompson plays during a three-week engagement at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Patti Page is playing during a month of shows at The Pigalle, London, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Barbra Streisand plays the eighth night in a month-long engagement at The Bon Soir Club, New York City, USA.
Connie Francis plays the last night of a week at The Town Casino, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
Jimmy Rogers plays the fifth night of two weeks in the Camellia house Lounge at The D rake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald plays the sixth night of a twelve-night run at The Crescendo Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Frankie Avalon plays the second night of a week of shows at Blinstrub's, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jimmy Hendrix [later to become Jimi Hendrix] is given a two year suspended sentence for his part in a car theft, at Seattle Court House, Seattle, Washington, USA. The sentence is light because he has decided to enlist in the US Army.
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The George Shearing Quintet records Simplicity and So This Is Cuba in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pearl Bailey headlines a benefit show at The Lake Meadows Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is in honour of Hank Schwab, head of the local Art And Jazz Society.
Al Massler, head of Amy-Mala Records flies out of New York City, USA, to begin a three week visit to Africa in order to investigate the feasibility of opening a record and plastic business there.The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.