As “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”, the new feature film, opens worldwide, we see perhaps for the final time the elegant, glamorous, and always dramatic world of Lord and Lady Grantham and their family. We also have a chance to look back at the evolving fashion and hairstyles of Downton’s characters as they have evolved from the series debut… Continue reading Episode #113: The Fashion and Hair of Downton Abbey
Topic: HBO's "The Gilded Age"
Encore: The Butler Speaks: Simon Jones (Bannister on HBO’s “The Gilded Age”)
Butlers, it seems, know everything. They are privy to the goings on above and below stairs and, of course, keep it — mostly — to themselves. Agnes van Rhijn’s very British butler Bannister has become a fan favorite as he manages the downstairs staff and to a certain degree life above stairs as well. Simon Jones who played the role of Bannister, is a veteran… Continue reading Encore: The Butler Speaks: Simon Jones (Bannister on HBO’s “The Gilded Age”)
Episode #112: Gay in the Gilded Age with Claybourne Elder
One of the anxiously followed storylines in HBO’s “The Gilded Age” has been the love story between Oscan van Rhijn and John Adams. Born into a prestigious New York family and in fact a descendant of the President for whom he is a namesake, John Adams became a fan favorite character along with Oscar (played by Blake Ritson) as the two navigated… Continue reading Episode #112: Gay in the Gilded Age with Claybourne Elder
Episode #110: The Gilded Age’s Kelley Curran: Playing Mrs. Winterton
We all have our favorite characters in HBO’s “The Gilded Age,“ and one fan favorite is certainly the maid-turned-social climber, now Mrs. Joshus Winterton, formerly Enid Turner. It’s hard to forget her great entrance in Season 2 when she arrives on the arm of her much older (and very wealthy) husband to Bertha’s jaw-dropping amazement. Actor Kelley Curran plays… Continue reading Episode #110: The Gilded Age’s Kelley Curran: Playing Mrs. Winterton
Playing Mamie Fish: A Conversation with Ashlie Atkinson and Keith Taillon ENCORE
Mamie Fish, the eagle-eyed, sharp-tongued social arbiter who regularly appears in the HBO series “The Gilded Age” was indeed a real Gilded Age socialite. She was known for her incisive wit and no-nonsense comments on the glittering world around her. In this encore episode, Carl sits down with actor Ashlie Atkinson who plays Mamie in the series and listener favorite historian Ketih… Continue reading Playing Mamie Fish: A Conversation with Ashlie Atkinson and Keith Taillon ENCORE
Episode #108: Inside HBO’s “The Gilded Age”: A Conversation with Creative Producer Luke Harlan
Have you been curious about how all the magic we see unfold in front of the camera actually happens? Creative Producer Luke Harlan joins me for this look at the other side of the camera to see how HBO’s “The Gilded Age” is actually developed, filmed and edited. How is the script developed? How is a typical scene filmed? What is it… Continue reading Episode #108: Inside HBO’s “The Gilded Age”: A Conversation with Creative Producer Luke Harlan
Episode #108: Queen of Denver: The Life and Times of Louise Sneed Hill
The Gilded Age was by no means simply an East Coast phenomenon. Wealth, position, and social structure evolved across the country as railroads and improved technology pushed the country west. Denver, Colorado, grew from a “tavern town” at the foothills of the Rockies to an important Western center for commerce and society. Social Denver was largely ruled… Continue reading Episode #108: Queen of Denver: The Life and Times of Louise Sneed Hill
Episode #101: NOHO: Gilded Age Origins of an Iconic New York Neighborhood
New York’s NOHO neighborhood, wedged between Greenwich Village and the East Village, holds the stories of many people and places that then went on to become deeply associated with the great Gilded Age. The Astor family began their dynasty here in both investment and real estate as did the well-known Dutch-American merchant family the Schermerhorns. Caroline Schermerhorn, who… Continue reading Episode #101: NOHO: Gilded Age Origins of an Iconic New York Neighborhood
Episode #72: The Real Mamie Fish with Ashlie Atkinson and Keith Taillon
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, known to all as just Mamie, was another of the larger-than-life personalities during the Gilded Age. For this episode, Carl is joined by historian and writer Keith Taillon, a returning listener favorite, as well as actor Ashlie Atkinson who portrays Mamie Fish in HBO’s “The Gilded Age” for a look at just who this complicated but fascinating real-life… Continue reading Episode #72: The Real Mamie Fish with Ashlie Atkinson and Keith Taillon
Episode #67: Simon Jones (Bannister on HBO’s “The Gilded Age”)
Join The Gilded Gentleman for a truly unique and special conversation with actor Simon Jones whose distinguished career has included roles in film such as his recent appearance as King George V in “Downton Abbey”, on stage on both Broadway and the West End, and on television in his current role as Bannister on HBO’s “The Gilded Age“. … Continue reading Episode #67: Simon Jones (Bannister on HBO’s “The Gilded Age”)