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Pee Wee King is playing during a week of shows at The Orpheum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
The musical Bet Your Life is running at The London Hippodrome, London, England, UK, starring Julie Wilson, Brian Reece, Arthur Askey, Sally Ann Howes. Songs in the show include I Love Being in Love, It’s the Female of the Species, Hook Line and Sinker, I Want a Great Big Hunk of Man, All on Account of a Guy.
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.
Lenny Herman And His Orchestra play during a six-week engagement at The Baker Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Judy Garland is playing during a four-week concert engagement at The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bobby Wayne is playing during a 10-day stint at Ben Maksik's Town And Country, New York City, USA.
Dinah Washington and Muggsy Spanier are playing during a two-week engagement at The Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Guy Lombardo And His Orchestra are playing during a two-month stay at The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, USA.
Dizzy Gillespie is playing during a one-week stint at The Hi Hat, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a week at The Sky Bar, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 
Graham Brazier is born in Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania. He will find success as vocalist in the bands Hello Sailor and The Legionnaires.Varetta Dillard records Love That Man, I Cried And Cried, Easy Easy Baby and A Letter In Blues for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.
Dinah Washington records Pillow Blues, No Caviar and Double Dealing Daddy for Mercury Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
C.E. Wetzler of Long Island, New York City, USA, is granted US Patent No.2,595,316 for his invention of a new and improved type of reed-operated musical instrument, such as a harmonica, offering improved tonal quality and increased loudness.
John L. Burnett and Bert Smith of Kansas City, Missouri, USA, are granted US patent No.US2595510 A in respect of their invention of an apparatus for the transmission of music from a central studio to a plurality of subscribers.
Stan Mosely is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success as a soul vocalist.
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.
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.