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The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
British comedy duo Flanders And Swann are performing their show At The Drop Of A Hat during a run of 215 performances at the John Golden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Stride jazz pianist and recording artist Burt Bales is struck by a car while crossing Seventh Street near the Greyhound Bus Depot in San Francisco, California, USA. He sustains serious injuries to his leg, but will return to performing by 1961.Lenny
Welch performs You Don't Know Me on popular tv show American
Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
A US Army redeployment order includes Sgt Elvis Presley among those who will shortly be transferred back to Fort Dix, New Jersey, USA.
Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, Clyde McPhatter, Johnny And The Hurricanes, Freddie Cannon, The Isley Brothers, The Clovers, The Shadows and others play at the Kiel Opera House, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
The UK's official singles chart is now the Top Fifty published by music trade newspaper Record Retailer.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play at The Gaumont, Cardiff, Wales.
Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, Clyde McPhatter, Johnny And The Hurricanes, Freddie Cannon, The Isley Brothers, The Clovers, The Shadows and others play at the Kiel Opera House, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.