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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.
Billie Holiday, backed by The Wardell Gray Quartet, is playing at The Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
At the 24th Academy Awards in The RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, Donald O'Connor presents the Oscar for Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) to Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin for An American in Paris, the Oscar for Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) to Franz Waxman for A Place in the Sun, and the Oscar for Music (Song) to Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer for In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening from Here Comes the Groom. The event is hosted by Danny Kaye.
Jerry Wald And His Orchestra, with vocalist 
Stan Kenton is recording material for the Capitol Records album City Of Glass in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
King Fleming signs a 7-week contract toperform at the 125 Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Ames Brothers play the second of seven nights at The Don Carlos, Winnipeg, Canada.
Carl Sauceman And The Green Valley Boys record Down The Road To Love, God's Secret Weapon, You're Gone and I'm Not Worth Your Tears, in Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Mitch Miller, head of pop A+R for Columbia Records, leaves New York City, USA, to begin a holiday in Jamaica, Caribbean.
Stan Kenton records the track A Cello for his album This Modern World at Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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.
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.