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Musical revue The Show Is On, starring Beatrice Lillie and Bert Lahr, plays at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 236 performances.
The musical comedy Between The Devil, with lyrics by Howard Dietz and music by Arthur Schwartz, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 93 performances.
Lily Pons, Jack Oakie, Eric Blore, Edward Everett Horton and John Howard are appearing at Keith's RKO Theatre, Washington DC, USA.
Billy Fields' "all new Burlesk Revue" featuring Vic Plant, Gladys McCormack, Paul Lind, Sandra and The Three Luna Trix is playing at The Gayety Burlesk in Washington DC, USA.
Billie Holiday and The Count Basie Band play at The Grand Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Maurice Ravel, composer of Bolero, dies in hospital in Paris, France, Europe. The cause of his death is uncertain but experts have variously suggested frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer's disease and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. Numerous popular songs have taken inspiration from the idea of the Bolero rhythm, including Running Scared by Roy Orbison, Beck's Bolero by Jeff Beck and White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane.
Philippe Brun et son Swing Band record Harlem Swing, College Stomp and other tracks in Paris, France, Europe. The band includes Stephane Grappelli on piano and Django Reinhardt on guitar.