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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.

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.
The
Russ Morgan Orchestra is playing during six weeks at
Cocoanut Grove, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, with The Blackburn Twins.
The Betty McGuire group is playing during six weeks at The Prince George, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The musical
Hazel Flagg, with music by
Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Hilliard, is playing at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 190 performances.
Frankie Laine is playing at The French Casino, New York City, USA.
The Weavers record Sylvie (Bring Me L'il Water Sylvie), Rock Island Line, Benoni and Takin' It Easy for
Decca Records in New York City, USA.

Blues guitarist
Chuck Norris records Messin' Up, Yes Tonight, Let Me Know and Boogie for
Atlantic Records in New York City, USA. (This gentleman should not be mistaken for the 'actor' Chuck Norris)
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Bob Wills plays at The Bostonia Ballroom, 1340 Broad way, El Cajon, California, USA.
The Sons Of The Pioneers perform Sky Ball Paint, How Much Is That Doggy In The Window, Nobody's Sweetheart, Summertime and other tracks on their Lucky U Ranch radio show in the USA.

Susan Hayward wins the award for Best Performance By An Actress In A Musical Film for her leading role in
With A Song In My Heart at The 10th Golden Globe Awards in the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Big Bill Broonzy plays at Ons Huis, Rozenstraat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe.

The musical comedy
Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre,
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.
Peggy Lee and Joe Venuti appear as musical guests on The
Bing Crosby General Electric Show on CBS Radio in the USA.

Jim Crichton is born in Canada. He will find success as the bass player and keyboardist of prog-rock band
Saga.