1899 The Girl From Maxime's, one of 's most sparkling farces, has its U.S. premiere at the Criterion Theatre.
1921 Loew's State Theatre opens a block south of the Palace in Times Square. It has appearances by , , and , among others.
1922 's comedy opens a 135-performance run at the 48th Street Theatre.
1934 directs and 's comedy , opening at the Booth Theatre for a run of 117 performances. The play about a reporter who foils a plot by two villainous publishers to buy an honest newspaper for a political boss, stars , , , , , and .
1990 Sandy, the canine companion of the title character in the original Broadway production of , dies at the age of 16. Once an abused puppy, he was bought from the Connecticut Humane Society for $8 on the day he was to be put to sleep. The pooch, who was named for the part he played in the production, only missed 14 performances of the 2,377, having booked a Las Vegas gig with the show's original star .
1999 Tony Award-winning actor dons his directorial hat as he helms 's The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Old Globe in California. stars as Falstaff.
2015 , who made history as the youngest actor and first African-American to play the role of Jean Valjean in on Broadway, dies at age 21.
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Sandy and Andrea McArdle in Annie
