* 1837 – Tony Pastor, American impresario and theater owner ( d. 1908 )

* August 26 – Tony Pastor, American theater impressario ( b. 1837 )

* May 28 – Tony Pastor, American impresario and theater owner ( d. 1908 )

Some, however, preferred the earlier term " variety " to what manager Tony Pastor called its " sissy and Frenchified " successor.

In the early 1880s, impresario Tony Pastor, a circus ringmaster turned theatre manager, capitalized on middle class sensibilities and spending power when he began to feature " polite " variety programs in several of his New York City theatres.

Also in 1934, Hay joined the cast of the Tony Pastor Theatre.

* August 26 – Tony Pastor, vaudeville founder & theater impresario ( b. 1837 )

* Saxophone: Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Herschel Evans, Lester Young, Johnny Hodges, Charlie Parker, Sam Butera, Charlie Barnet, Jimmy Dorsey, Glen Gray, Willie Smith, Otto Hardwick, Earle Warren, Vido Musso, Georgie Auld, Bud Freeman, Eddie Miller, Ernie Caceres, Tex Beneke, Al Klink, Tony Pastor

They All Sang: From Tony Pastor to Rudy Vallée.

* Antonio " Tony " Pastor ( 1837 – 1908 ), vaudevillian

A vocal version by Tony Pastor also reached the top 10 during that month.

* The Tribune was referenced in one rendition of the popular 19th-century ballad, " No Irish Need Apply ", as performed by Tony Pastor, as the paper of choice of the anti-Irish antagonist in the song.

During these years Rosolino was also performing with the big bands of Bob Chester, Glen Gray, Tony Pastor, Herbie Fields, and perhaps most notably Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton.

Tony Pastor opened the first vaudeville theatre one block east of Union Square in 1881, where Lillian Russell performed.

She quickly began to perform professionally, singing for Tony Pastor and playing roles in comic opera, including Gilbert and Sullivan works.

: For Tony Pastor the saxophonist and bandleader, see Tony Pastor ( bandleader ).

Tony Pastor ( May 28, 1837 – August 26, 1908 ) was an American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner who became one of the founding forces behind American vaudeville in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.

In 1865 Pastor opened Tony Pastor's Opera House on the Bowery in partnership with minstrel show performer, Sam Sharpley, whom he later bought out.

NYPL Digital Collection Tony Pastor and Bonnie Thornton ( circa 1897 )

Tony Pastor died in Elmhurst, New York on August 26, 1908 and was interred in the Cemetery of the Evergreens, in Brooklyn.

Parker Zellers, Tony Pastor: Dean of the Vaudeville Stage ( Ypsilanti: Eastern Michigan

It was announced on May 16, 2008 that Comic Relief, in recognition of the 24th anniversary of Andy Kaufman's departure, would present " The Return of Tony Clifton ", with his Katrina Kiss My Ass Orchestra.

Jazz great Tony Williams and legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker drummed on the album, which also featured Ryuichi Sakamoto of the Japanese electropop group Yellow Magic Orchestra.

Within six weeks, though, Fraser left to join Free and was replaced by Tony Reeves, previously a member of the New Jazz Orchestra.

Tony Pia, a member of the Brian Setzer's Orchestra, came in to substitute for Hossack.

Davis also proved to be an able talent-spotter ; much of 1970s fusion was performed by bands started by alumni from Davis ' ensembles, including The Tony Williams Lifetime, Weather Report, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, and Herbie Hancock's funk-infused Headhunters band.

It then became the basis for Lord's first solo album, Gemini Suite, released in November 1972, with vocals by Yvonne Elliman and Tony Ashton and with the London Symphony Orchestra backing a band that included Albert Lee on guitar.

In 1956 the theme song was released on Parlophone records by Dick James with Stephen James and his chums and Ron Goodwin's Orchestra and reached number 14 in the UK charts ( 78rpm single: R. 4117 / 45rpm single: MSP6199 ), and by PYE records as a 78rpm single by Gary Miller with Tony Osbourne orchestra and the Beryl Stott chorus ( PYE N. 15020 ) and reached number 10 on the UK charts, versions by Frankie Laine ( CBS Coronet ), Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra ( Capitol ), Alan Dale ( Coral ), Joe Reisman's orchestra and chorus ( RCA Victor ) and Ronnie Ronaldo ( Colombia ) were also issued.

Perhaps his first profesional " gig " as singer and composer was with Pete Rodriguez La Magnifica Orchestra, under the musical direction of trumpetist Tony Pabon, including song hits such as " Descarga Caliente " and " De Panama a NewYork ", recorded on Alegre records label around 1970 in New York City.

Kermit Driscoll has recorded and performed with: The American Composers Orchestra, Patti Austin, Chet Baker, Bang-on-a-Can All Stars, Don Byron, John Cale, Dave Douglas, Robert Dick, Buddy Emmons, Michael Feinstein, Erik Friedlander, Bill Frisell ( a band member from 1987 to 1996 ), George Garzone, Elliot Goldenthal, Michael Gordon, Gerry Hemingway, John Hollenbeck, Wayne Horvitz, Stephan Houben, David Johansen, Russ Johnson, Ben E. King, Tony Malaby, Ben Monder, The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, The New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur, Philharmonia Virtuosi, The Pointer Sisters, Buddy Rich ( bass chair 1981 ), Mick Rossi, Elliott Sharp, Keely Smith, Phoebe Snow, Soldier String Quartet, Toots Thielmans, Mel Torme, Tony Trischka, Emil Viklicky, Kenny Werner and John Zorn.

* Tony Duggan-Smith, artist, film maker, luthier and co-leader of Canadian cult band Pukka Orchestra

Tony Martell, veteran CBS and Epic Records A & R Vice President was head of this label and signed artists including Ozzy Osbourne, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Jett, and Henry Lee Summer.

The labels roster includes Orchestra Noir, The Triple Tree, Zunroyz, The Wardrobe, Tony Wakeford, Andrew King, Susan Mathews and Autumn Grieve.

His son, Tye North was a member of Leftover Salmon and continues to perform with the Piano Throwers, Strings for Industry ( featuring Tony Furtado and Darol Anger ) and the ever-changing Everyone Orchestra.

In winning the Best African Artists award Orchestra Baobab beat the African musicians Kasse Mady Diabate and Tony Allen.

Sellers also played and recorded with internationally recognized jazz musicians, including such notables as Dave Liebman, Joe LaBarbera, Bruce Fowler, Lew Tabackin, Kim Richmond, Allen Vizzutti, Conrad Herwig, Bobby Shew, Tony Malaby, Mike Formanek, Clay Jenkins, Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra and the Kenny Wheeler Large Ensemble.

While attending Amherst College after WWII, Al arranged and played bass for the Tony Pastor Orchestra when the featured singers were Rosemary Clooney and her sister Betty.

During these exciting years I produced records for the following artists: The Ray Conniff Singers, The Ray Conniff Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney, Vic Damone, Percy Faith, Jerry Vale, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Ray, Leslie Uggams, Kitty Callen, Guy Mitchell, The Kirby Stone Four, Tony Bennett, the Count Basie Orchestra, Frankie Laine, Jimmy Dean, The Four Lads, and Oscar Brown Jr. Beginning with ' My Fair Lady ' Goddard Lieberson, President of Columbia Records, appointed me recording director of all Columbia Records original cast albums .” Al also produced other Original cast best sellers including “ West Side Story ”, “ Most Happy Fella ”, “ Gypsy ”, “ House of Flowers ”, and “ Bells are Ringing ”.

De Lappe recreated the original choreography, two-time Tony Award nominated actor Terrence Mann directed, and John Mauceri, the school's chancellor and former director of the Hollywood Bowl orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.

The band performed with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra as well as both former TNT vocalists, Dag Ingebrigtsen and Tony Harnell.

* 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.

* 1947 – Tony Dell, Australian cricketer

* 1947 – Tony Gregory, Irish politician

* 1947 – Tony Zappone, American broadcaster and journalist

opened in 1943 and Carousel in 1945, and the Tony Awards were not awarded until 1947.

* 1947, Katharine Cornell won a Tony Award for her Broadway performance of Cleopatra opposite the Antony of Godfrey Tearle.

In 1947, he won the Tony Award for his theatrical performance of Cyrano de Bergerac, and then in 1952, he won the Distinguished Dramatic Actor Award for The Shrike, and also the Outstanding Director Award for directing all three of The Shrike, The Fourposter, and Stalag 17.

Tony Downs Foods Co. has been a major employer since 1947, processing poultry and frozen meals.

Gielgud won a Tony Award for his direction of Big Fish, Little Fish in 1961, the only time he won the award in a competitive category ( having won honorary awards for " Best Foreign Company " for his 1947 production of The Importance of Being Earnest and for his one-man show Ages of Man ).

But Gielgud was best known for directing productions in which he also starred, including his greatest commercial success Richard of Bordeaux ( 1933 ), his definitive production of The Importance of Being Earnest ( 1939, 1942, 1947 ), Medea with Judith Anderson's Tony Award-winning performance of the title role with Gielgud supporting her as Jason ( 1947 ), The Lady's Not for Burning ( 1949 ) that won Richard Burton his first notoriety as an actor, and Ivanov ( 1965 ).

Texaco Star Theaters next hosts included James Melton ( 1944 – 1947 ), Tony Martin ( 1947 – 1948 ), Gordon MacRae ( 1948 ), Jack Carter ( 1948 ), and Milton Berle ( 1948 – 1949 ).

John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, PC ( born 8 May 1947 ) is a British politician, who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament ( MP ) and cabinet minister under Tony Blair, most notably as Defence Secretary ( 2005 – 06 ) and then Home Secretary ( 2006 – 07 ).

He has been married since 1947 to the former Marilyn Plottel, and he has two daughters ( actress and Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason and Sharon Hall, a television executive at Sony Pictures inc .) and one son ( Richard Hall, a television producer ).

Born to a Jewish family in Palestine, he moved to Britain in 1947 and assumed the pen name Tony Cliff.

He was a three-time All-American, and was elected a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, as were two of his teammates on the 1947 squad — tackle George Savitsky and tailback Tony Minisi — and his coach, George Munger.

Two years later, he received plaudits for his hilarious Keystone Kops ballet in High Button Shoes ( 1947 ), including his first Tony Award for choreography.

* 1947 High Button Shoes – musical – choreographer – Tony Award for Best Choreography

* Tony Williams ( English musician ) ( born 1947 ), bassist in Stealers Wheel and Jethro Tull

* The Arnelo Affair ( 1947 ) ... Tony Arnelo

The Tony Awards were established in 1947 to recognize achievement in live American theatre, especially Broadway theatre.

Broadway productions and artists are honored by the annual Antoinette Perry Awards ( commonly called the " Tony Awards, or " Tony ") which are awarded by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, beginning in 1947.