Music History
Feb 17 Arthur Honegger's chamber piece "Pastorale D'ete" premieres
The Music Box Opens
Sep 22 Music Box Theater opens at 239 W 45th Street, NYC; Built by theatrical producer Sam H. Harris for Irving Berlin's musical revue "The Music Box", written specifically for the venue
Kat'a Kabanova
Oct 23 Leos Janacek's opera "Kat'a Kabanova" premieres in Brno
- Nov 7 Ed Wynn's musical revue "The Perfect Fool" premieres in NYC
- Nov 26 Danish composer Rued Langgaard's "Music of the Spheres" (Sfærernes Musik) premieres at Konzerthaus in Karlsruhe, Germany; it is not performed in Denmark until 1969
- Nov 29 Zoel Parenteau and André Picard's musical "Kiki" opens at the Belasco Theatre, NYC; runs for 233 performances