I remember Divan seating first coming out in the late fifties in a few theaters---I think the Morosco and Helen Hayes (then the Fulton) were two. They were usually situated around fifth or sixth row orchestra center, and to my knowledge (I never sat in them) they were slightly wider.
then the normal orchestra seat.
Re the Fiddler prices: In the fifties and sixties (and before) it was normal for shows to sell balcony seats for lower prices as the seats got further away from the stage. Usually there were for or five price scales, even in theaters with small balconys like
the Booth or Music Box. Even musicals that opened with enormous advance sales or had great demand for tickets after they opened (My Fair Lady, for example) kept the four or five price range balcony tickets in tact. No matter how successful the show ,
never at that time did it sell tickets at one price for say, the first ten rows of the balcony, and then lower them a bit for the last two. |
