1875

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1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1875th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 875th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 19th century, and the 6th year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1875, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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Published music

  • "Angels, Meet Me At the Cross Road"     w.m. Will Hays
  • "Carve Dat Possum" by Sam Lucas & Herbert Hershy
  • "Dreaming Forever of Thee"      w.m. John Hill Hewitt
  • "Grandfather's Clock"     w.m. Henry C. Work
  • "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen"     w.m. Thomas P. Westendorf
  • "Nancy Lee" w. Frederick Edward Weatherly, m. Stephen Adams (pseudonym of Michael Maybrick)
  • "The Witches Flight (Galop Caprice)" by Henry A. Russell
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Musical theater

  • Trial By Jury, Gilbert & Sullivan, London production opened at the Royalty Theatre on March 25
  • Trial By Jury Philadelphia production opened at the Arch Street Theatre on October 22
  • Trial By Jury, New York production opened at the Eagle Theatre on November 15
  • The Zoo, Lyrics and Book: Bolton Rowe Music: Arthur Sullivan, London production opened at St. James Theatre on June 5
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