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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.
Bandleader Benny Strong is playing at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA, during a seven week stand.
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.
Swing harpist Olivette Miller is playing during two weeks of shows at The Blackhawk, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Lenny Herman And His Orchestra play during a six-week engagement at The Baker Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Hal Otis is playing during a two-week engagement at The Cairo, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray Pearl And His Musical Gems are playing during four weeks at The Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA.
The musical revue All In Fun, starring George Gobel, Tom Dick And Carrie, The Hild Dancing Sextet, Joan Hovis and Benny Strong And His Orchestra is playing in The Marine Room, Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The musical Guys And Dolls is playing at The Shubert Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ike Carpenter And His Band are playing at The Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Three Peppers play at The Capitol Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA, during a four week engagement.
The Andrews Sisters are playing at Amato's Theater Cafe, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Bill Haley signs an exclusive two-year recording contract with the Palda Record Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, at a royalty rate of 1.5 cents 'per double face record sold'.
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis are fined $1,000 in their absence by The American Guild Of Variety Artists in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, for having made a non-authorised appearance at Miami's Vagabonds Club six months earlier.
MGM's movie remake of the Kern-Hammerstein musical play Show Boat, starring Howard Keel, Ava Gardner and Kathryn Grayson, is released to cinemas in West Germany, Europe.
Billie Holiday, backed by The Wardell Gray Quartet, comes to the end of a season at The Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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.