1827 Birthday of John Drew Sr., patriarch of the Drew and Barrymore acting dynasties that includes Georgiana Drew Barrymore; siblings , , and ; and today's movie star (and namesake) Drew Barrymore.
1864 Joseph Jefferson opens at the Olympic Theatre in Rip Van Winkle.
1910 The Stuyvesant Theatre, which opened in 1907, is renamed after owner David Belsasco. The impresario also housed a duplex apartment for himself within the theatre; lore says that his ghost haunted the space after his death in 1931 until the arrival of Oh! Calcutta! 40 years later.
1910 is born Catherine Conn in New Orleans. She appears in seven Broadway shows including , , and the 1983 revival of (as a replacement). She also appears in films with and , and as a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth.
1923 Opening night of , the first book musical that stars comedian . It runs 346 performances at Broadway's Apollo Theatre.
1924 Opening night of the popular and drama , about two soldiers who are perpetual rivals in war and love. The play runs 435 performances at the Plymouth Theatre.
1929 The / operetta opens, starring in the title role. It runs 234 performances at Hammerstein's Theatre and introduces the song "Why Was I Born?"
1969 鈥檚 Saint Joan opens in revival at London鈥檚 Mermaid Theatre.
1998 , , and put some finishing touches on the second revival of their 90-minute performance piece, Fool Moon, at San Francisco's . In November, the production . The work is, for the most part, similar to the and incarnations: a series of sketches and stunts "featuring two grandmasters of physical lunacy in an evening of sly humor, chaos and music."
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