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The musical play A Country Girl, or Town and Country, with music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens, is performed at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 729 performances.
Musical comedy The Storks is playing at The Dearborn Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is advertised as, "A fest of fun, delightful music, pretty girls."
The Chicago Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA, is offering a bill including Elizabeth Murray ("The Lady With The Ragtime Walk'), Helen Blaine ("Singing comedienne") and Ethel Robinson ("The pocket edition of May Irwin").A group of Black vaudevillian entertainers, including songwriters, bandleaders and performers, form what is thought to have been the first African-American organization for theatrical professionals - The Frogs Club - in Harlem, New York City, USA. Until this time, black entertainers were refused membership of the city's theatrical clubs.
Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.The musical comedy Fifty Million
Frenchmen, with songs by Cole Porter, closes at the Lyric
Theatre on 42nd Street, New York City, USA, after running for
254 performances. Perhaps the best-known song in the show is
You
Do Something To Me.
Thomas Norris Tolleson is born in Palacios, Texas, USA. He will find success as country and rockabilly singer, pianist and recording artist Tommie Tolleson.
Tommy LiPuma is born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. LiPuma will enjoy a long and acclaimed career as a pop and jazz record producer, working in many capacities over the years with artists as diverse as Randy Newman, Jackie DeShannon, Barbra Streisand, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole and Dr. John to name but a few.
Roy Acuff And His Smoky Mountain Boys record Ida Red for Vocalion Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Chuck Berry is said to have based his first hit, Maybellene, on a version of Ida Red.
Dance band leader 
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.
LaVern Baker headlines during a week of shows at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA, with The Edsels, Gary 'US' Bonds and The Solitaires
Shirley Bassey is playing during a summer season at The Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Actor and pop star James Darren is appearing in a summer stock production of Under The Yum Yum Tree at The Gateway Playhouse, Bellport, Long Island, New York State, USA.Helen Shapiro is undertaking a ten-week summer season engagement at The Aquarium Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe, supported by Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, Ronnie Corbett and Jimmy Savile.
How Do
You Do It by Gerry And
The Pacemakers enters the Billboard Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No9.
The Rolling Stones spend the seventh of nine days of demo recording sessions at Regent Sound Studios, London, UK.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The musical comedy 
Elvis Presley is spending a week on vacation in Palm Springs, California, USA.
Duran Duran play at the Edinburgh Summer Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe. For the first time, they appear as the classic line-up with which they will become famous.
Albert Collins plays the second of two nights at Soap Creek Saloon, Austin, Texas, USA.On the Shot Of Love tour Bob Dylan plays the second of two nights at the International Arena, National Exhibition Center, Birmingham, UK.
Liaison play at The Marquee Club, London, England, UK, Europe. This show is billed as their farewell performance, prior to splitting up.
On their Third Stage Tour, Boston play the last of four nights at Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
Love play at The Junction, Cambridge, England, UK.
When Paul Weller headlines the Hop Farm Festival in Kent, England, UK, Europe, he is joined by Roger Daltrey of The Who during the encore for a performance of Magic Bus.
Ed Sheeran is among the acts playing at The 18th Ipswich Music Day, Christchurch Park, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK, Europe. By this time Sheeran has his guitar with the trade-mark paw print design.
On the seventh leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 play at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Interpol.
Gene Simmons of Kiss throws an honorary first pitch before the game between the Dodgers and the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA.
On their 
On his Swings Both Ways tour, 
On their A Head Full Of Dreams tour, Coldplay play the first of two nights at Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
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