The musical “Yip! Yip! Yaphank!” by Irving Berlin premiered at the Century Theatre in New York City.
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Hard Job Being God, a Broadway musical, closed at the Edison Theater NYC after six performances.
Opera 'Alexander's Feast' by George Frideric Handel premiered in London.
The romantic comedic opera 'Marta' premiered in Vienna by Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges.
Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
The first-ever licensed kosher butcher opened in New York City.
