Theater in Manhattan
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.
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[4] Barrie B. Greenbie designed the theater in 1959.
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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.
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[7] It had 199-204 seats.
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[8] Its stage was described as "miniscule."
[9] The Players Magazine described it in 1959 as "small and attractive."
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In 1961, the
Phoenix Theatre rented the theater for 30 weeks, during which time it called it the Phoenix 74th Street.
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Performances
In 1959, the theater put on the comedy
The Tempest by
William Shakespeare .
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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),
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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).
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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.
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[19] In 1966, the theater hosted a subscription series devoted to
modern and
ethnic dance .
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References
^
a
b
c
"Greenbie, Barrie B." , Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center, UMass Amherst Libraries.
^ Lewis Funke (October 23, 1965).
"Theater: 'Hotel Passionato', Musical; Paris-set show opens at 74th Street," The New York Times .
^
"Frank Day Tuttle, 86, Radio Producer, Dies" . The New York Times . May 23, 1989. p. 47.
^ Orlin Corey, Irene Corey, Ken Holamon (1990).
An Odyssey of Masquers; The Everyman Players , p. 17.
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a
b Sam Zolotow (August 10, 1961).
"PHOENIX IS MOVING TO SMALLER HOME; Constant Deficit Prompts Switch to 74th Street," The New York Times .
^ Richard Chigley Lynch (1987).
Broadway on Record; A Directory of New York Cast Recordings of Musical Shows, 1931-1986 , pp. 51, 172.
^
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 .
^ Phyllis Hartnoll, Peter Found (2000).
牛津戏剧词典 , p. 378.
^
Educational Theatre Journal , 1969, American Theatre Association, vol. 21, p. 103.
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The Players Magazine , 1959, National Collegiate Players, vol. 36-37, p. 86.
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"Atlantic in Legit Tie-Up," Billboard , February 15, 1960, p. 4.
^ John Corry (September 24, 1976).
"Broadway" . The New York Times .
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"East 74th Street Theatre - Theater Information" . Broadway World .
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"VIRGINIA VESTOFF, 42; HAD LEADING ROLES IN SEVERAL MUSICALS" . The New York Times . May 5, 1982.
^ Diane C. Kachmar (2015).
Roy Scheider; A Film Biography
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Donna H. Krasnow, Daniel E. Lewis (2020).
Daniel Lewis; A Life in Choreography and the Art of Dance
^ Joseph Campbell (2020).
The Ecstasy of Being; Mythology and Dance
^ Larry Warren (2012).
Anna Sokolow; The Rebellious Spirit
^ Barnes, Clive (December 28, 1965).
"Dances From Korea and Ghana Presented in 'Mondays at Nine' " . The New York Times .
^
The Many Worlds of Music . Broadcast Music, Incorporated. 1966. p. 14.
^ Clive Barnes (January 4, 1966).
"EAST 74TH ST. ENDS ETHNIC DANCE SERIES," The New York Times , p. 20.
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