- Jan 13 Emmerich Kálmán, C. C. S. Cushing and E. P. Heath's operetta "Sári" opens at the Liberty Theatre, later transferring to the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC; runs for 151 performances
- Jan 13 Industrial Workers of the World leader and songwriter Joe Hill arrested for murder during a robbery
- Jan 24 Victor Herbert's second opera "Madeleine" premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, NYC, with Frances Alda in the title role