The Little Colonel
Feb 22 "The Little Colonel" premieres starring Shirley Temple, Lionel Barrymore and Bill Robinson, featuring famous stair dance with Hollywood's first interracial dance couple
Life Begins at 8:40
Mar 16 Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg's musical "Life Begins at 8:40", starring Ray Bolger and Lulla Gear, closes at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC, after 237 performances
Bartók's 5th String Quartet
Apr 8 Béla Bartók's 5th String quartet premieres in Washington, D.C.
- Apr 10 Vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London
Music History
Jul 13 Richard Strauss resigns as chairman of Reichskulturkammer
Porgy and Bess
Sep 30 George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess" premieres in Boston
- Oct 10 George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" opens on Broadway NY
Jubilee
Oct 12 Cole Porter's musical "Jubilee" opens at the Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 167 performances
Mulatto
Oct 24 Langston Hughes' stage drama "Mulatto: A Tragedy of the Deep South", opens at Vanderbilt Theatre, NYC; runs for 373 performances
- Nov 15 "A Night at the Opera", comedy film directed by Sam Wood, starring the Marx Brothers, is released
- Nov 16 Cole Porter's musical "Anything Goes" closes at 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 420 performances
Jumbo
Nov 16 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Jumbo" premieres in NYC
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