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THE ONE-MAN BROADWAY SHOW IS 85 TODAY

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Jackie Mason (Yacov Moshe Maza) was ordained as a rabbi at
age twenty-five before resigning to become a comedian.

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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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Ed Donahue

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ASSASSIN BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1838

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  John Wilkes Booth
(May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865)

Booth was a well-known member of a prominent 19th century
theatrical family from Maryland. The Confederate sympathizer
began his stage career at age seventeen.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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From left: Walter Matthau and Art Carney in a scene from the play. Matthau
was replaced with Jack Klugman, starting in November 1965.

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FIRST BROADWAY PRODUCTION ON TV

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Peter-Pan

On March 7, 1955, NBC presented Peter Pan live as part of Producers’
Showcase
(with nearly all of the show’s original cast) as the first full-
length Broadway production on color TV. The show attracted a then
record audience of 65-million viewers, the highest ever up to that
time for a single television program.

 

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