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The musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin, is presented during a run of 1,147 performances at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
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.
Ivie Anderson, who sang for thirteen years with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, dies after suffering chronic asthma for many years, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Artie Shaw signs a three-year-long recording contract with Decca Records in New York City, USA. Shaw is to deliver twenty tracks per year for which he will earn a 5% royalty based on the retail sales price of his releases.