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Debutante Of Her Season Aug 19, 2021

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The time has come for The Debutante of Her Season to make her grand entrance into Society. Will her long awaited night be all that she ever hoped and dreamed? Or are there other warning signs of looming disaster?

Suffering a tennis injury, Doris Duke must watch her own debutante ball from the sidelines. Her escort older heir to two fortunes Jimmy Cromwell keeps her company, while her mother Nanaline looks for potential marital alliances.

Other people and subjects include: Barbara Hutton, Nanaline Duke, Jakey Astor, Henry Van Alen, Sam Van Alen, Ned Stotesbury, Eva Stotesbury, Debutante of the Season, Newport cottage Rough Point, downsizing debutante ball, Tennis Week in Newport, Goelet ball, Alexander Hamilton Rice’s step granddaughter engagement party, future debutante Brenda Frazier, Henry Ford – Andrew Carnegie – Cornelius Vanderbilt attitudes on inherited wealth, and a work injury leading to creating this podcast.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Instagram: @MansionsoftheGildedAge and @TheGildedAgeSociety by Gary Lawrance
GoFundMe for archive digitization https://gofund.me/6c0d7a53
New York Adventure Clube www.nyadventureclub.com

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 2 Music: Let’s Fall In Love For The Last Time by Mantovani, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
Section 3 Music: There Isn’t Any Limit To My Love by Ambrose, Album It’s Got To Be Love
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Out of Bounds Aug 06, 2021

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Summer is in full swing in Newport, though the Crash has definitely taken its toll on this year’s colonists. Many wait in anticipation as the unlikely debutante of her season prepares to come out during none other than tennis week.

After bowing at Buckingham Palace, Doris Duke becomes THE Debutante of Her Season, while her friend Barbara Hutton also a debutante this season remains on the sidelines. During Newport’s Tennis Week, Doris is center of attention as her party is a few days away but then something happens that might change her new found popularity.

Other people and subjects include: August 1930, Frank Shields, Louise Van Alen, Jimmy Cromwell, Henry Van Alen, Sam Van Alen, Newport Tennis Casino, Newport cottage Rough Point, Elsa Maxwell, Bill Tilden, Bernard “Sailing” Baruch Jr, bank failures begin in Summer 1930, rising interest in wealthy in press, 2021 Wimbledon Naomi Osaka & Olympics Simone Biles, and modern social media pressure on public figures.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
I’m Kind of a Big Deal by Christophe Zajak-Denek https://pod.link/1484411273

Archival music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30s
Section 2 Music: Hesitation Blues by Nat Gonella & His New Georgians, Album Perfect Blues
Section 3 Music: Hep! Hep! Jumpin’ Jive by Nat Gonella & His New Georgians, Album Dance Crazy
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

All That Remains Jul 23, 2021

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A great fortune doesn’t always lead to happy endings. The future isn’t always bright. Before the heartbreak begins, come take a glance to where it all might end.

An elderly patient is kept secluded and drugged as caretakers pilfer the financial resources. The end of lives of heirs and heiresses come with more concern over their remaining fortunes than their actual well being.

Other people and subjects include: forecast into the abuses awaiting the fortunes covered, elder abuse, financial abuse, mythology & fairy tales of dragon’s hoard, false imprisonment, dwindling fortunes, other recent celebrity elder abuse scandals (Estee Lauder, Frank Sinatra, Larry King, Mickey Rooney, Stan Lee, BB King), and the need for empathy despite perceived wealth.

Archival music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Just A Mood by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: I Double Dare You by Jack Harris & His Orchestra, Albums More Sophistication & Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: Temptation Rag by Harry Roy, Album The Great British Dance Bands
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

All The World Is A Stage Jul 08, 2021

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The show must go on, even as the veneer of wealth starts slipping away. An opportunity allows one to shine as her private world continues to fall apart.

Cobina Wright performs at a smaller venue with Metropolitan Opera tenor Rafaelo Diaz. Cobina’s history with opera and performing flashes before her eyes reminding her that music has always helped her to cope with her circumstances at hand.

Other people and subjects include: July 5th 1930, Bill Wright, Oregon wilderness, European opera studies, Ocean Grove Auditorium, Lamperti, General Pershing, Green Pastures, coloratura soprano, old enduring friendships, and coping with circumstances when rebuilding & resilience.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Cobina Wright, Bill Wright, & General Pershing photo on social media
https://asthemoneyburns.com/
TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Lullaby by Coleman Hawkins, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: Stardust by Freddie Gardner, Album More Sophistication
Section 3 Music: Palais De Danse by Sid Phillips, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Anchors Away (Aweigh) Jun 24, 2021

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While the younger heirs prepare for their rites into adulthood, the older heirs enjoy the life of exploration and adventure. The most important form of travel always involves the high seas.

After bowing at Buckingham Palace, Doris Duke returns to the United States aboard the Mauretania to prepare for her debutante ball. Traveling the opposite route, Huntington Hartford avoids his cheating scandal with a summer in Europe before starting Harvard. Utilizing the private yacht Nourmahal for the Astor Expedition, older heir Vincent Astor explores the Galapagos Islands among other tropical locations and brings back specimens of all sorts.

Other people and subjects include: Nanaline Duke, Henrietta Hartford, Astor yacht Nourmahal, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jakey Astor, Kermit Roosevelt, Museum of Natural History, Cunard & White Star Line, RMS Carpathia, Titanic, RMS Lusitania, Jonathan the Tortoise, and building resilience.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Red Cross https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive

Archival music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: A Foggy Day by Carroll Gibbons, Album Sophistication 3
Section 2 Music: A Reckless Night On Board An Ocean by Sydney Lipton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: Red Sails In The Sunset by Casani Club Orchestra, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Without Honors Jun 10, 2021

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While heiresses contend with debuts, heirs must focus on school, graduation, and university. Will the pressures of exams cause one heir to crack?

During his sixth year at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire, Huntington Hartford enjoys a bit of popularity after successes in the solo sports squash and tennis – and literary. Only when he is caught cheating during his final exams, he once again faces the condemnation of his classmates who refuse to walk if he participates in graduation, despite his mother Henrietta’s generous offer.

Other people and subjects include: June 1930, Henrietta Hartford, Jakey Astor, Frank Shields, alumni donations, Ambassador Houghton, cheating scandal, Operation Varsity Blues, Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin, Olivia Jade, sex scandals, high school graduation, final exams, and personal cheating stories from both teacher mom and AP exams.

Extra Notes / Call to Action / Extra links:
Instagram: Mansions of the Gilded Age and The Gilded Age Society by Gary Lawrance
GoFundMe for archive digitization https://gofund.me/6c0d7a53

My recurring Waldorf-Astoria hotels webinar - Part 1 on Wednesday, June 16th and Part 2 Thursday, June 17th at 5:30pm EST / 2:30pm PST. New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.com or the events section at https://asthemoneyburns.com.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: One Two, Button Your Shoe by Jack Hylton, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
Section 2 Music: Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by The Savoy Orpheans, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 3 Music: Umtcha, Umtcha, Da Da Da by The Rhythmic Eight, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

The Deb's Delight May 28, 2021

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A royal debut comes with more attention and activities. The most awkward and least likely debutante is on her way to becoming the most celebrated of this season.

After Doris Duke is one of 17 Americans to bow and curtsey to King George V and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace, Doris enjoys an increase in popularity before her debut. Meeting up with the Van Alen brothers, Doris spots David, the eligible Prince of Wales, with his married lover at London’s elite Embassy Club, which features jazz.

Other people and subjects include: Nanaline Duke, Elizabeth “Betty” Kent, Sam Van Alen, Henry Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Thelma Morgan Furness, Gloria Vanderbilt, Prince David – Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, photo safari, US press on American debutante at court, Will Rogers, Prince Harry & Meghan Markle, and more public scrutiny with social media.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com

Lady C discussing David, Prince of Wales popularity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_X02WZr4Ww

Will Rogers cartoon on social media
https://asthemoneyburns.com/
TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: On The Air by Carroll Gibbons, Albums More Sophistication & Tea Dance 2
Section 2 Music: Got To Dance My Way To Heaven by Henry Hall, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
Section 3 Music: Palais De Danse by Sid Phillips, Albums The Great British Dance Bands & Tea Dance 2
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Take A Bow May 13, 2021

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For the royally obsessed debutante, nothing is more enviable than to be presented at court. But such a high honor comes with a steep price.

Doris Duke is one of 17 Americans to bow and curtsey to King George V and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace. The court presentation is a high honor that will make Doris one of the most notable debutantes of her season. The unmarried Prince of Wales is also in attendance.

Other people and subjects include: Nanaline Duke, Buck Duke, Mrs. Charles Dawes, Elizabeth “Betty” Kent, Prince Albert “Bertie” – Duke of York, Prince David – Prince of Wales, Queen Charlotte’s Ball, London Season, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip – Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, Joseph Kennedy, end of debutantes at court, more recent rise of debutante balls, and debutantes & debutante balls in pop culture (Made in Chelsea, Downton Abbey, The Crown, & Bridgerton).

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
My recurring Waldorf-Astoria hotels webinar - Part 1 on Wednesday, June 16th and Part 2 Thursday, June 17th at 5:30pm EST / 2:30pm PST. New York Adventure Club www.nyadventureclub.com or the events section at https://asthemoneyburns.com.

Extra links:
British Pathe “Debutantes for the Court” (1930)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srlPMnVrkhs

Pathe 1958 newsreel “Last of the Debutante Presentation Parties” (1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYW8hMuxak0

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: A Nice Cup Of Tea by Sam Costa & Peter Yorke & His Orchestra, Album Tea Dance 1920s, 30s, 40s Vintage Tea Party
Section 2 Music: The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 3 Music: Everything Stops For Tea by Mario “Harp” Lorenzi, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits Of The 30s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Spring Blossoms Apr 29, 2021

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Temporary seasonal changes might become more permanent under a new climate. In a showy opulent world, will those with losses be able to hide their less than spectacular circumstances?

In Palm Beach, Jessie Woolworth Donahue and Marjorie Merriweather Post Hutton prepare for Barbara Hutton’s debut later this year. At Cielito Lindo’s Moroccan tea pavilion, their friends Eva Stotesbury, Anna Dodge Dillman, and Cobina Wright gather to help plan a great celebration.

Other people and subjects include: Spring 1930, Doris Duke, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert, Josep Maria Sert, Mar-a-Lago, Playa Riente, El Mirasol, Woolworth Donahue, Jimmy “Jeem” Donahue, shipwreck, Duke & Duchess of Windsor, and more recent Palm Beach real estate listings.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Twitter Potato Lady Podcast Reviews – As The Money Burns, praising the 3 part format and giving a special shout out to the wonderful music provided by Past Perfect. The Potato Lady also did a wonderful sketch and video on the creation of her artwork.
https://twitter.com/BexGoos/status/137546662815961091
Video on creation of artwork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apcnmp7Xiio

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Turkish Towel by The Savoy Havana Band, Album Fascinating Rhythm
Section 2 Music: Sunshine by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 3 Music: Organ Grinder’s Song by Jack Payne, Album The Great British Dance Bands
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

The Taxman Always Collects Apr 15, 2021

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The only two things certain in life are – death and taxes. While the former can’t be predicted and only happens once, the latter is guaranteed yearly for life.

With the effects of the Crash and the Great Depression wiping out fortunes, one millionaire is determined to keep his remaining money all to himself.

Ned Stotesbury is a generous and wealthy man who likes to live a big life, but the one thing he can’t stand is taxes. His grand estate Whitemarsh Hall will feel the effects of the 1929 Wall Street Crash and taxation to fund President Roosevelt’s New Deal, which stepson Jimmy Cromwell approves to Ned’s dismay and anger.

Other people and subjects include: Eva Stotesbury, Bar Harbor Club, death & taxes quote, tax evasion, Internal Revenue System IRS formation, Sixteenth Amendment, millionaire estimate pre and post Crash, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Louise Cromwell, largest mansions in US, Assistant District Attorney Ferdinand Pecora, Broadway Butterfly murder case & scandal, famous tax evaders, Al Capone, and a personal family experience with IRS tax audit.

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Red Sails In The Sunset by Casani Club Orchestra, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
Section 2 Music: A Foggy Day by Carroll Gibbons, Album Sophistication 3
Section 3 Music: I Double Dare You by Jack Harris & His Orchestra, Albums More Sophistication & Hits of the 30s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

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