On Your Toes
Apr 11 George Abbott, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's musical "On Your Toes", choreographed by George Balanchine, and starring Ray Bolger and Tamara Geva, opens at the Imperial Theatre (later transfers to Majestic), NYC; runs for 515 performances
Édith Piaf Under Suspicion
Apr 14 French singer Édith Piaf questioned after nightclub owner and her patron Louis Leplée murdered in Paris
Shostakovich's 4th Symphony
Apr 26 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 4th Symphony
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