This Day on Broadway: 4/16 In Musical Theater History

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

4/16 In Musical Theater History

On this day in 1870 Vaudeville makes it’s first appearance in London at the Strand Theater. Due to the American nature of the style and the fact that it opens in the middle of the Gilbert and Sullivan era it never catches on in England. On this day in 1912 Al Jolson is awarded the first unofficial... Sign in to see full entry.

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