8/13 In Musical Theater History
The 1919 Actors Equity Strike continues today as Eddie Cantor refuses to perform and the Ziegfeld Follies closes down. Today’s birthdays are R. H. Burnside (1873-1952) producer of the Hippodrome shows and Irving Berlin’s first musical, and funny man Bert Lahr (1895-1967). In 1939, Lahr not only... Sign in to see full entry.