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In 1959, the theater put on the comedy ''[[The Tempest]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].<ref name="auto"/>
In 1959, the theater put on the comedy ''[[The Tempest]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]].<ref name="auto"/>


Among the other plays presented at the theater were ''The Crystal Heart'' (1960; with [[Mildred Dunnock]], and [[Virginia Vestoff]] in her first professional appearance, with top seats selling for $4.96 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|4.96|1960|r=2}}}} in current dollar terms)),<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1960/Billboard%201960-02-15.pdf], ''Billboard''.</ref> [[George Gershwin]]'s ''[[Oh, Kay!]]'' (1960; with [[Linda Lavin]], [[Penny Fuller]], and [[Marti Stevens (actress)|Marti Stevens]], and with high school student [[Daniel Lewis (choreographer)|Daniel Lewis]] working a follow spot in the lighting), ''[[The Shoemaker and the Peddler]]'' (1960), ''[[One Way Pendulum (play)|One Way Pendulum]]'' by [[N. F. Simpson]] (1961), ''Hotel Passionato'' (1965), ''The Bernard Shaw Story'' (1965-66), [[Jean Erdman]]'s ''The Coach with the Six Insides'' (1967), ''Stephen D.'' (1967; with [[Roy Scheider]]), and ''The Victims'' (1968).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9R4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmo4Gsvoj7AhXpTDABHQJAACIQ6AF6BAgBEAI#v=onepage&q=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&f=false|title=Billboard|date=February 15, 1960|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/24/archives/broadway-two-of-everything-is-a-new-chance-for-an-old-hand.html|title=Broadway|date=September 24, 1976|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/theatre/East-74th-Street-Theatre|title=East 74th Street Theatre - Theater Information|website=Broadway World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/05/obituaries/virginia-vestoff-42-had-leading-roles-in-several-musicals.html|title=VIRGINIA VESTOFF, 42; HAD LEADING ROLES IN SEVERAL MUSICALS|date=May 5, 1982|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Roy_Scheider/nHYwCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&pg=PA20&printsec=frontcover]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Daniel_Lewis/UAnoDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&pg=PA13&printsec=frontcover]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ecstasy_of_Being/ikXhDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&pg=PT149&printsec=frontcover]</ref>
Among the other plays presented at the theater were ''The Crystal Heart'' (1960; with [[Mildred Dunnock]], and [[Virginia Vestoff]] in her first professional appearance, with top seats selling for $4.96 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|4.96|1960|r=2}}}} in current dollar terms)),<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1960/Billboard%201960-02-15.pdf "Atlantic in Legit Tie-Up,"] ''Billboard'', February 15, 1960, p. 4.</ref> [[George Gershwin]]'s ''[[Oh, Kay!]]'' (1960; with [[Linda Lavin]], [[Penny Fuller]], and [[Marti Stevens (actress)|Marti Stevens]], and with high school student [[Daniel Lewis (choreographer)|Daniel Lewis]] working a follow spot in the lighting), ''[[The Shoemaker and the Peddler]]'' (1960), ''[[One Way Pendulum (play)|One Way Pendulum]]'' by [[N. F. Simpson]] (1961), ''Hotel Passionato'' (1965), ''The Bernard Shaw Story'' (1965-66), [[Jean Erdman]]'s ''The Coach with the Six Insides'' (1967), ''Stephen D.'' (1967; with [[Roy Scheider]]), and ''The Victims'' (1968).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/24/archives/broadway-two-of-everything-is-a-new-chance-for-an-old-hand.html|author=John Corry|title=Broadway|date=September 24, 1976|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/theatre/East-74th-Street-Theatre|title=East 74th Street Theatre - Theater Information|website=Broadway World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/05/05/obituaries/virginia-vestoff-42-had-leading-roles-in-several-musicals.html|title=VIRGINIA VESTOFF, 42; HAD LEADING ROLES IN SEVERAL MUSICALS|date=May 5, 1982|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>Diane C. Kachmar (2015). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Roy_Scheider/nHYwCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&pg=PA20&printsec=frontcover ''Roy Scheider; A Film Biography'']</ref><ref>
Donna H. Krasnow, Daniel E. Lewis (2020). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Daniel_Lewis/UAnoDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&pg=PA13&printsec=frontcover ''Daniel Lewis; A Life in Choreography and the Art of Dance'']</ref><ref>Joseph Campbell (2020). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ecstasy_of_Being/ikXhDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&pg=PT149&printsec=frontcover ''The Ecstasy of Being; Mythology and Dance'']</ref>


In the fall of 1965, [[Jack D. Moore|Jack Moore]] and Jeff Duncan formed the [[Dance Theater Workshop]], and produced a series of Monday evening concerts at the theater.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Anna_Sokolow/J0N0KZX1gT8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&pg=PA159&printsec=frontcover]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/12/28/archives/dances-from-korea-and-ghana-presented-in-mondays-at-nine.html|title=Dances From Korea and Ghana Presented in 'Mondays at Nine'|first=Clive|last=Barnes|date=December 28, 1965|work=The New York Times}}</ref> In 1966, it hosted a subscription series devoted to [[modern dance|modern]] and [[ethnic dance]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Many_Worlds_of_Music/bhs9AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&printsec=frontcover]</ref><ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1966/01/04/79267758.html?pageNumber=20]</ref>
In the fall of 1965, [[Jack D. Moore|Jack Moore]] and Jeff Duncan formed the [[Dance Theater Workshop]], and produced a series of Monday evening concerts at the theater.<ref>Larry Warren (2012). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Anna_Sokolow/J0N0KZX1gT8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&pg=PA159&printsec=frontcover ''Anna Sokolow; The Rebellious Spirit'']</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/12/28/archives/dances-from-korea-and-ghana-presented-in-mondays-at-nine.html|title=Dances From Korea and Ghana Presented in 'Mondays at Nine'|first=Clive|last=Barnes|date=December 28, 1965|work=The New York Times}}</ref> In 1966, it hosted a subscription series devoted to [[modern dance|modern]] and [[ethnic dance]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Many_Worlds_of_Music/bhs9AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&dq=%22East+74th+Street+Theater%22&printsec=frontcover ''The Many Worlds of Music'',]
1966.</ref><ref>Clive Barnes (January 4, 1966). [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1966/01/04/79267758.html?pageNumber=20 "EAST 74TH ST. ENDS ETHNIC DANCE SERIES,"] ''The New York Times'', p. 20.</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:46, 30 October 2022

East 74th Street Theater
Map
Address334 East 74th Street
Manhattan, New York City, New York
United States
Capacity199-204 seats
Construction
Opened1959[1]
ArchitectBarrie B. Greenbie[1]

The East 74th Street Theater,[2] sometimes spelled as the East 74th Street Theatre, was an Off-Broadway theater at 334 East 74th Street in Manhattan in New York City in the United States.

History

Frank Day Tuttle, a theatrical and radio producer and director, purchased, renovated, and converted the Bohemian Club into the East 74th Street Theater.[3][4] Barrie B. Greenbie designed the theater in 1959.[1]

The Off-Broadway theater was located at 334 East 74th Street, between First Avenue and Second Avenue, on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York City.[5][6][7] It had 199-204 seats.[7][8] Its stage was described as "miniscule."[9] The Players Magazine described it in 1959 as "small and attractive."[10]

In 1961, the Phoenix Theatre rented the theater for 30 weeks, during which time it called it the Phoenix 74th Street.[5]

Performances

In 1959, the theater put on the comedy The Tempest by William Shakespeare.[7]

Among the other plays presented at the theater were The Crystal Heart (1960; with Mildred Dunnock, and Virginia Vestoff in her first professional appearance, with top seats selling for $4.96 ($51.08 in current dollar terms)),[11] George Gershwin's Oh, Kay! (1960; with Linda Lavin, Penny Fuller, and Marti Stevens, and with high school student Daniel Lewis working a follow spot in the lighting), The Shoemaker and the Peddler (1960), One Way Pendulum by N. F. Simpson (1961), Hotel Passionato (1965), The Bernard Shaw Story (1965-66), Jean Erdman's The Coach with the Six Insides (1967), Stephen D. (1967; with Roy Scheider), and The Victims (1968).[12][13][14][15][16][17]

In the fall of 1965, Jack Moore and Jeff Duncan formed the Dance Theater Workshop, and produced a series of Monday evening concerts at the theater.[18][19] In 1966, it hosted a subscription series devoted to modern and ethnic dance.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Greenbie, Barrie B.", Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center, UMass Amherst Libraries.
  2. ^ Lewis Funke (October 23, 1965). "Theater: 'Hotel Passionato', Musical; Paris-set show opens at 74th Street," The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Frank Day Tuttle, 86, Radio Producer, Dies". The New York Times. May 23, 1989. p. 47.
  4. ^ Orlin Corey, Irene Corey, Ken Holamon (1990). An Odyssey of Masquers; The Everyman Players, p. 17.
  5. ^ a b Sam Zolotow (August 10, 1961). "PHOENIX IS MOVING TO SMALLER HOME; Constant Deficit Prompts Switch to 74th Street," The New York Times.
  6. ^ Richard Chigley Lynch (1987). Broadway on Record; A Directory of New York Cast Recordings of Musical Shows, 1931-1986, pp. 51, 172.
  7. ^ a b c Sam Zlotow (December 3, 1959). "'TEMPEST' SLATED ON UPTOWN STAGE; Comedy to Open at East 74th Street Dec. 28 -- 'A Mighty Man Is He' Due Jan. 7". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Phyllis Hartnoll, Peter Found (2000). 牛津戏剧词典, p. 378.
  9. ^ Educational Theatre Journal, 1969, American Theatre Association, vol. 21, p. 103.
  10. ^ The Players Magazine, 1959, National Collegiate Players, vol. 36-37, p. 86.
  11. ^ "Atlantic in Legit Tie-Up," Billboard, February 15, 1960, p. 4.
  12. ^ John Corry (September 24, 1976). "Broadway". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "East 74th Street Theatre - Theater Information". Broadway World.
  14. ^ "VIRGINIA VESTOFF, 42; HAD LEADING ROLES IN SEVERAL MUSICALS". The New York Times. May 5, 1982.
  15. ^ Diane C. Kachmar (2015). Roy Scheider; A Film Biography
  16. ^ Donna H. Krasnow, Daniel E. Lewis (2020). Daniel Lewis; A Life in Choreography and the Art of Dance
  17. ^ Joseph Campbell (2020). The Ecstasy of Being; Mythology and Dance
  18. ^ Larry Warren (2012). Anna Sokolow; The Rebellious Spirit
  19. ^ Barnes, Clive (December 28, 1965). "Dances From Korea and Ghana Presented in 'Mondays at Nine'". The New York Times.
  20. ^ The Many Worlds of Music, 1966.
  21. ^ Clive Barnes (January 4, 1966). "EAST 74TH ST. ENDS ETHNIC DANCE SERIES," The New York Times, p. 20.

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