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February 14 New York, N.Y. Fortune […]
When
1967-02-14
Description
February 14 New York, N.Y. Fortune and Men's Eyes, a play by Toronto writer John Herbert (born John Herbert Brundage), opened off-Broadway at the Broadway Actor's Playhouse. It concerns homosexuality and degradation in prison; Smitty, a straight student, is committed to jail for a minor drug offense and must share a cell with homosexuals. First staged in October 1965 in a Stratford (Ont.) Workshop production directed by Bruno Gerussi, Fortune and Men's Eyes opened in New York because the producers, David Rothenberg and Mitchell Nestor, had been unable to find a Canadian sponsor. Although it opened to mixed notices, Fortune and Men's Eyes became a very popular work. It was translated into six languages within three years and was staged internationally many times during the 1970s and 1980s. Fortune and Men's Eyes was filmed by Harvey Hart in 1971. (See also June 24,1971.)