- Oct 7 Fritz Kreisler, Victor Jacobi, and William LeBaron's operetta "Apple Blossoms" opens at the Globe Theatre, NYC; runs for 256 performances
The Woman Without a Shadow
Oct 10 Richard Strauss and Hugo van Hofmannsthal's opera "Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without A Shadow)", premieres in Vienna, Austria
- Oct 23 Orchestra Hall, designed by C. Howard Crane opens in Detroit, Michigan; home of the Detroit Symphony, 1919-39 and 1989 to present, also known as The Paradise Theater, featuring top jazz performers and films, 1941-51
- Oct 23 Romberg & Atteridge's musical "Passing Show" premieres in NYC
- Oct 26 B C Hilliam's musical "Buddies" premieres in NYC
Cello Concerto
Oct 26 Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85, his last notable work, premieres at Queen's Hall, London