On This Day...

August 31, 1956

The Muny’s inaugural production of Kismet was playing as the final musical of the 1956 season. Kismet has played The Muny a total of 4 times, most recently in 1977.


(1) Large Photo: Specialty dancers in Kismet
(2) Bottom Right: A small elephant, getting a taste for the set. An elephant also appeared in the 1962 production of Around the World in 80 Days.


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