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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 Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
Xavier Cugat plays during an eight-week run, in The Terrace Room of The Statler Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack. Arthur Prysock, Varetta Dillard, Peppermint Harris, Joan Shaw and The Bill Hitchens Orchestra are playing a tour of one-nighters in the southern states of the USA.
The Billy May Orchestra is playing during three weeks at The Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Max Bygraves is appearing in the revue Wonderful Time at The Palladium, London, England, UK, with The Billy Cotton Band, The Bernard Brothers and Joy Nichols.Lloyd Price and Earl Bostic are playing during a week of gigs at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Ruth Brown and Frankie Lane are sharing top billing during a week of shows at The Earle Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Singing pianist Ginie Torcom is playing as part of The Parade Of Stars show at The Sherman Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Irish tenor Bill Dwyer is appearing at Club Alabam, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Victor Borge is playing at The Chicago Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Richard Hayes.
Nena, backed by Ralph Rotgers And His Latin-American Orchestra, is appearing at The Buttery in The Ambassador West Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Nellie Lutcher is playing at The Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with The Wild Bill Davis Trio.
Johnny Hodges And His Combo are playing during a week of shows at The Capitol Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Frankie Masters And His Orchestra are playing for the Ice Show - Calendar Capers - at The Boulevard Room of The Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Violinist Gene Pringle And His Orchestra with 'songstress' Lilli Malloy is playing at The Lotus Room, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Five Long Years by blues pianist and vocalist Eddie Boyd becomes the Billboard R'n'B National Best Sellers No1 Single in the USA.
Hoagy Carmichael, with Frank De Vol and His Orchestra, is heard performing I Never Knew on the syndicated radio show Guest Star in the USA.
Billy Eckstine, The George Shearing Quintet and The Count Basie Band play at The Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Slim Gaillard, The Milt Jackson Quintet and Charlie Parker play at Birdland, New York City, USA. The show is broadcast live by WJZ Radio.
The Ralph Sharon Sextet records Love Walked In, Room 504, Deep Purple and We'll Gather Lilacs for Lyragon records in London, Eng;land, UK.
Bobby Bland (aka Bobby 'Blue' Bland) records No Blow No Show, Army Blues and Wise Man Blues for Duke Records at Memphis Recording Service, 706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Alan Winstanley is born in Fulham, London, England, UK. He will find success as a record producer and songwriter, usually working in collaboration with Clive Langer. Winstanley's credits include work with Madness, Elvis Costello, Bush, Dexy's Midnight Runners and many others.
Louis Armstrong And The All-Stars play at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
Joe Fred Heaton, former bassist with The Silver Dew Boys, dies in a plane crash near Hartwell, Georgia, USA.
PC Sidney Miles is shot dead by the sixteen year old Christopher Craig in Croydon, London, England, UK. Tragically, his slow-witted burglary accomplice, Derek Bentley, is wrongly convicted and hanged for the crime. In 1982, Ralph McTell will write the song Bentley And Craig inspired by the incident.
Hoagy Carmichael, with Frank De Vol and His Orchestra, is heard performing I Never Knew on the syndicated radio show Guest Star in the USA.
Maxine Nightingale is born in Wembley, London, England, UK. She will find success as an r'n'b/soul/disco vocalist, best-remembered for her million-selling 1975 hit Right Back Where We Started From.