February 14 New York, N.Y. Fortune […]

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1967-02-14

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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.)

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June 24 Toronto The film version of […]

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Stratford Toronto New York

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Harvey Hart Mitchell Nestor David Rothenberg Bruno Gerussi John Herbert Brundage

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Stan Fischler, "How Jack Brundage Found Fame - and Prison Inmates Found Fortune," Toronto Daily Star, three star ed., 9 November 1968, p. 33. "'That Man's Scope': John Herbert Now," Body Politic, no. 10 (1973), pp. 12-13, 2.5.Frank Rasky, "Playwright John Herbert Insists He's No Has-been," Toronto Star, Saturday ed., 15 November 1975, p. F3 Robert Martin, "The Formidable Herbert Has Another Play," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 9 December 1972, p. 29 "Fortune and Men's Eyes," Guerilla 2 (14 July 1971): 21 Nathan Cohen, "Toronto Writer's Play: Too Good Not to Be Done," Toronto Daily Star, night ed., 15 October 1966, p. 31 Nathan Cohen, "Prison Drama Softened," Toronto Daily Star, four star ed., 17 April 1967, p. 22

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