The Gilded Gentleman Podcast
1) Divas, Diamonds and Drama: The Opening of the Metropolitan Opera 1883
Join the Gilded Gentleman for a night at the opera! The glittering, glamorous opening night of New York’s new opera house at the height of the Gilded Age had perhaps more drama going on in the audienc...Show More
Divas, Diamonds and Drama: The Opening of the Metropolitan Opera 1883
26:47 | Dec 7th, 2021
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2) A Toast for the New Year: Gilded Age Cocktails with Don Spiro
A history of the most famous cocktails created in the 19th century
3) A New Year in Old New York: From Times Square to Chinatown
A history of celebrating the new year in New York City -- from the glamour of Times Square to the far older customs in Manhattan's Chinatown.
4) Hot Victorian Holiday: Bowery Boys History Live! at City Winery
Live at City Winery -- it's Carl Raymond! And a Victorian themed look at the holidays.
5) Inside 'Ragtime': The Return of an American Musical Epic
The actors who play Harry Houdini and Evelyn Nesbit in the new Broadway revival "Ragtime" find the real-life inspirations behind their roles.
6) The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook
Food historian and author Becky Diamond returns to the show to share some insight into celebrating Christmas Gilded Age style.
7) Willa Cather's Gilded Age
You may know author Willa Cather from O Pioneers!, set on the Nebraska prairie, but you may not know the surprising twists of her biography.
8) Rogues Gallery: Fighting Crime in the Gilded Age
A look at the evolution of law enforcement in New York City during the mid and late 19th century.
9) The First Theft from the Louvre
A truly brazen theft from the Louvre is the subject of this week's show -- from the year 1911.
10) The Scandalous Hamiltons: The True Crime That Shocked the Gilded Age
In 1889, the great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton became ensnared in a web of lies and deceit that shocked the nation and scandalized his revered family.