Today's 16 October Music in History

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Pierrot Lunaire

1912 Arnold Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire," sung by Albertine Zehme, premieres at the Berlin Choralion-Saal

Poor Little Ritz Girl

1920 Sigmund Romberg and Alex Gerber's musical "Poor Little Ritz Girl," with additional songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, closes at the Central Theatre in New York City after 93 performances

Billy the Kid

1938 Aaron Copland's and Eugene Loring's ballet "Billy the Kid" premieres in Chicago

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1939 George Kaufman and Moss Hart's comedy "The Man Who Came to Dinner" opens at the Music Box Theatre in New York City and runs for 739 performances

  • 1942 Aaron Copland and Agnes de Mille's ballet "Rodeo" premieres in NYC
  • 1948 Revival of Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom's operetta "The Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater, New York City, and runs for 831 performances
  • 1965 "Drat! The Cat!" closes at Martin Beck Theatre in New York City after 8 performances
  • 1972 "Pacific Paradise" premieres at Palace Theater in New York City for 5 performances
  • 1983 "Zorba" opens at the Broadway Theatre in New York City for 362 performances
  • 1986 Joe Raposo's musical "Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure," starring Ivy Austin, opens at the Nederlander Theatre, New York City, and runs for 5 performances
  • 1988 "Smile Jamaica" concert for Hurricane Gilbert victims is held in London
  • 1990 "Stand-Up Tragedy" closes at Criterion Theatre in New York City after 13 performances

The Rhythm of the Saints

1990 Warner Bros. Records releases "The Rhythm of the Saints," the eighth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon

  • 1997 "Side Show" opens at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York City for 91 performances

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