- Apr 11 Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater in racial incident
Silk Stockings
Apr 14 Cole Porter's final Broadway musical "Silk Stockings", loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel's "Ninotchka", closes at the Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 478 performances
Heartbreak Hotel
Apr 21 Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel", becomes #1
South Sea Bubble
Apr 25 Noël Coward's musical "South Sea Bubble" premieres in London
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