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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.
Bandleader Benny Strong is playing during three months at The Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
The popular musical Guys And Dolls is playing at The Shubert Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Hal McIntyre And His Orchestra play during four weeks at The Roosevelt, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The "Fabulous all-girl revue" Paris In Chicago is playing at Silver Frolics, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Heidelberg Singers with Smiling Fritz are playing at Math Igler's Casino, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ralph Marterie And His Orchestra are playing during two weeks at Lakeside Park, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Xavier Cugat is playing during an 11-day engagement at California State Fair, Sacramento, California, USA.
Ray Pearl And His Musical Gems are playing during a month at The Texas Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
The Vaughn Monroe Orchestra plays during a month-long engagement at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA.
The Clovers and Rosco Gordon play the second of three nights at the 5-4 Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA.Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Forrest and jump blues vocalist Roy Brown play the second night in a week of shows at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
The Jimmy Walker Quintet plays at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
Jambalaya [On The Bayou] by Hank Williams And His Drifting Cowboys reaches No1 in the Billboard Best Selling Retail Folk (Country + Western) Records chart in the USA.
Popular actress and musical performer Gertrude Lawrence dies aged 54 of cervical cancer in New York City, USA.
Steven Paul Miller is born in Fairborn, Ohio, USA. He will find success as singer, songwriter and guitarist Buddy Miller in the 1990s.
The movie musical An American In Paris, starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant and Charles Guetary, opens at cinemas in Italy, Europe. Jack Waldman is born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA. He will
find success as a jazz and rock studio musician, composer, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, working with artists
including Robert Palmer, Billy Idol, Madonna, Joe Jackson, Foreigner and Whitney Houston.
The Universal Copyright Convention, an international convention protecting copyright, is adopted in Geneva, Switzerland, Europe.
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.