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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play in the open-air ballroom of The Casino, Lake Chautauqua, Bemus Point, New York City, USA.The musical comedy revue, Keep Off The Grass, with music by James McHugh and lyrics by Al Dubin and Howard Dietz, closes at The Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA. after 44 performances, despite a cast which includes Jimmy Durante, Larry Adler, Jackie Gleason, Ray Bolger and Jane Froman.
Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra, with vocalist Frank Sinatra, continue with their fourteen–week engagement at The Astor Hotel, New York City, USA.
Alan Klein is born in Clerkenwell, London, England, UK. He will become a successful musician and composer, first coming to notice in 1963 as the main composer of the soundtrack to the film What a Crazy World. (He should not be confused with music business entrepreneur Allen Klein).