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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.
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 musical Paint Your Wagon, with songs by Lerner and Loewe, plays at The Shubert Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 289 performances.
John Francis Pastorius is born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. He will find fame as Jaco Pastorius, virtuoso bassist for jazz-fusion band Weather Report.
Pioneering steel guitar player Alvino Rey And His Orchestra, with vocalist Marilyn King, play at the UCLA Collegiate Clash dance in The Racquet Club, Santa Monica, California, USA.
The 1908 composition Black And White Rag by George Botsford, enters the UK Sheet Music Chart, where it will peak at No17 during a thirteen-week stay on the chart. Perhaps the best-known version of the song is the one by Trinidad-born pianistWinifred Atwell, released in November 1951.