8/31 In Musical Theater History
Under Many Flags, the 1912 Hippodrome show, opens today, recreating Teddy Roosevelt’s ride up San Juan Hill. The 1916 Hippodrome show The Big Show also opens on this day. In the score is Raymond Hubbell’s Poor Butterfly, the only memorable song to come from the theater until Rodgers and Hart’s Jumbo... Sign in to see full entry.