3 February 1952 - great actress Bibi Ferreira with 'La Conchita' (Las femme et le pantin) at wonderful Teatro Santana right on Rua 24 de Maio that was demolished before the 1950s were over.
6 April 1952 - Walter Pinto presents 'Eu quero sassaricá' - something like 'I want to fuck around' at Teatro Odeon with the best revue cast possible: Oscarito was a very popular movie comedian but obviously got more money performing every night than from his movies.. which showed that the Brazilian movie industry was lop-sided; it made a huge amount of money but it didn't trickle down to its stars...
8 April 1952 - Teatro Brasileiro de Comedia premieres Cacilda Becker in 'A dama das camélias' (La dame aux camelias) directed by Luciano Salce who would soon go back to his native Italy where he would be prominent in the new TV industry.
15 June 1952 - Miguel Khair presents 'Pontos e Bancas' a J.Maia & Max Nunes revue with Virginia Lane, comedians Grande Othelo, Spina and featuring the great zany lady Violeta Ferraz. Performances at 4:00, 8:00 and 10:00 PM.
15 June 1952 - Sandro presents wife Maria Della Costa in Henrique Pongetti's 'Manequim' at Teatro Sao Paulo.
15 June 1952 - at her own Teatro de Aluminio Nicette Bruno presents Margareth Kennedy's 'De amor também se morre', (The constant nymph) translated by Maria Jacintha.
20 July 1952 - musical revue 'Há sinceridade nisso?', starring Herminia Silva, had been a hit in Rio de Janeiro for many months and now was at Teatro Santana, on Rua 24 de Maio.
10 August 1952 - last day of revue by Ary Barroso, Luiz Peixoto & Roberto Ruiz 'Há sinceridade nisso?' with Portuguese fado-singer Herminia Silva, Colé, Silva Filho, Manuel Bandeira, Nelia Paula supported by 'Ballet Charles' as cachopas de Lisboa; as of Tuesday, 12 August 1952, a different revue written by the same authors, performed by the same cast with the addition of actor-song-writer Alberto Ribeiro of 'Coimbra' fame.
28 September 1952 - at Circo Seyssel on Rua Anhangabau old timer country-side-comedian Genesio Arruda still drew crowds to see his act. Genesio was the inspiration to Amacio Mazzaroppi who in another few years would become the most popular comedian in the country.
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