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Miss Zelma Rawlston (character songs) and The Three Glissandos (musical entertainers in novelty) play the fifth night in a week at The Bijou Theatre, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
The Augustin Daly Musical Company presents the musical comedy The Geisha at The Columbia Theatre, Washington, DC, USA.
Musical comedy The Toreador is presented at The Gaiety Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 675 performances. A 'Big Vaudeville Bill' including The Hayes brothers, Ed Reynard, Mlle. Jeanette, Claire Fex, The Gagnouxs and Irving Jones is presented twice daily at The Chutes And Zoo, San Francisco, California, USA.
Popular singer Andrew Mack is appearing in "His Greatest Success" Tom Moore, at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA. The newspaper ad for the show urges "Hear Mack's sweet songs".Boston-born popular singer Andrew Mack is appearing in "His Greatest Success" Tom Moore, at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA. The newspaper ad for the show urges "Hear Mack's sweet songs".
The musical extravaganza The Sleeping Beauty And The Beast is playing at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 241 performances.
Anna Held is starring in the musical comedy The Little Duchess at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. The show will run on Broadway for a total of 144 performances.Anna Held is starring in the musical comedy The Little Duchess at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. The show will run on Broadway for a total of 144 performances.
Jefferson De Angelis appears in A Royal Rogue, billed as "The Season's Most delightful Musical offering", at The Columbia Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
Frank L. Perley's Singing Comedians are appearing in "the merry operatic comedy" The Chaperons at The Metropolitan Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Musical comedy The Show Girl plays at Wallack's Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 64 performances.
The vaudeville musical comedy A Chinese Honeymoon is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 364 performances.
Floradora, billed as "The great musical triumph of the century" with "two carloads of scenery" and "a chorus of fifty" is presented at Greene's Opera House, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
The three-act musical Zig Zag Alley, featuring the song hits Hinky Dee and The Girl With The Banjo Eyes, is presented at the California Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA. The show is written by James Gorman, with incidental music by Karl Weixelbaum, plus additional numbers by Bob Cole, Henry Carey, J. Rosamond Johnson and Andy Louis.Cohan And Harris' Minstrels play at The New York Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
The Courtney Sisters are appearing in 'the Anglo-American Dancing Musical Comedy' The Earl And The Girls at Chase's Polite Vaudeville Theatre, Washington, DC, USA.
The musical comedy Suzi is running at The Adelphi Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The musical revue, The Passing Show Of 1915, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 145 performances.
Musical The Blue Paradise is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 356 performances.The musical comedy The Bohemian Girl, with music by Michael Balfe, is presented at The Park Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
The musical Lady Be Good, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin, premieres at the Liberty Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
The Rodgers And Hart musical Peggy-Ann opens
at the Vanderbilt
Theatre on Broadway, New York
City, USA, where it will rin for 333 performances.
The musical revue Sim Sala Bim, with words and music by Alvin H. Jansen, is playing at The Morosco Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 54 performances.The movie musical Till The Clouds Roll By starring Judy Garland, June Allyson, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Tony Martin and others is released to cinemas in Finland, Europe.
The musical revue Michael Todd's Peep Show is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 278 performances.
A cover version of the Leadbelly song Goodnight, Irene, by popular folk group The Weavers and musical arranger Gordon Jenkins reaches No1 in the Billboard Best-Selling Singles Chart in the USA. It will remain at No1 for thirteen weeks.
Opera singers Robert Merrill and Rise Stevens record tracks for an LP of selections from the George Gershwin opera Porgy And Bess, for RCA Victor Records in the USA. Intriguingly, the album features no black singers at all, despite the opera having been written for an African-American cast.
The musical Guys And Dolls is presented at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1200 performances.
George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess is playing at The Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA, starring William Warfield, Cab Calloway and Leontyne Price.
The musical Love From Judy opens at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, with a cast including 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. It will run for 594 performances.
The Walt Disney ainimated musical feature Peter Pan is released to cinemas in Hong Kong, Asia. The film includes such Sammy Cahn-composed songs as The Second Star To The Right, You Can Fly and A Pirate's Life.The Walt Disney ainimated musical feature Peter Pan is released to cinemas in Japan, Asia. The film includes such Sammy Cahn-composed songs as The Second Star To The Right, You Can Fly and A Pirate's Life.The Kingston Trio and Rosemary Clooney are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Perry Como Show on tv in the USA.
A Fred Astaire tv special, Astaire Time, is broadcast by NBC-tv in the USA. The show, which also features Count Basie And His Band with Joe Williams, will win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program.
The Bill Black Combo are the musical guests on the Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA.
Time magazine reports that My Fair Lady has now scored three all-time records - by grossing $18m on Broadway, $37m on the road and $15m from sales of the original cast album. It also reports that Warner Bros has now offered $5.5m for the film rights.
The soundtrack to the musical
John Andrea records Come On In for MGM Records in New York City, USA. The track is produced, arranged and co-written by Teddy Randazzo.
The Tremeloes and Solomon King are the musical guests on the BBC1-tv show Dee Time, hosted by Simon Dee, in London, England, UK, Europe.The stage musical Coco, with music by Andre Previn and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, opens at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, where it will run for 332 performances.
The musical Look To The Lillies, with songs by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, closes at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, after a run of just 25 performances.
Kanye West visits the cast of U2's musical Spider-Man : Turn Off the Dark on Broadway in New York City, USA.The City Council Zoning Committee of Chicago, Illinois, USA, agrees to re-designate a three-block stretch of South Michigan Avenue between Cermak and the Stevenson Expressway from 'Motor Row' into 'Music Row.' The objective is to emphasise the city's musical heritage and attract tourism.
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