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The musical play A Country Girl, or Town and Country, with music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens, is performed at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 729 performances.
A Chinese Honeymoon, billed as 'The English Musical Sensation' is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 364 performances.
The "musical absurdity" Twirly-Whirly is presented at Weber And Fields' Music Hall, New York City, USA, during a run of 247 performances.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a lengthy run.
The musical When Johnny Comes Marching Home is presented at The New York Theatre, on Broadway and 45th Street, New York City, USA, during a run of 71 performances.
The musical comedy The Billionaire, with music by Gustav Kerker and lyrics by Harry B. Smith, is presented during a three month run at Daly's Theatre, New York City, USA.
The musical comedy The Sultan Of Sulu is presented at Wallack's Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 192 performances.
A production of the "musical extravaganza" The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum with music by Paul Tietjens and A.B. Sloane, plays at The Majestic Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
A.P. Larson of Chicago, Illinois, USA, applies to patent an adjustable "roller for piano-playing attachments". His application is numbered US14035903A.
Entertainment on offer at The Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA, includes violin, harp and xylophone group Les Frasettis, plus 'The European Sensation' of The Miles Stavordale Quintette, which specialises in 'The most perfect imitation of the human voice ever attained on musical instruments'.
James Inglis, a politician and tea merchant of Sydney, Australia, Oceania, pays a sum of money to A. B. "Banjo" Paterson. It will later be claimed that this transaction was so that Inglis could acquire the right to use Paterson's lyric to the song Waltzing Matilda. In 1943, this transaction will be cited after parliamentary questions lead to a Commonwealth investigation into ownership of the song.
The publication Music Trades reports that the 1855 song Listen To The Mocking Bird by Septimus Winner has earned over $100,000 in royalties. Winner had sold the rights to the song for $5.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 205 performances.