The Last Party
As the long perfect Indian summer ends, there is one final party to attend. Only the Wall Street Crash takes out more than stocks, and all that is known will soon be questioned. Supreme hostess and opera singer Cobina Wright throws another fabulous party all the while wondering who among her guests have lost their fortunes in the Crash all the while trying to keep her own secret. Other people and subjects include: Bill Wright, Lil Cobina Wright Jr, Eve Curie, Prince Serge Obolensky, Ava Alice Astor, Doris Duke, Walter Damrosch, reversals of fortune, boom to bust, Waldorf-Astoria two hotels, Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Jakey Astor, Vincent Astor, Louise Van Alen, Huntington Hartford, Jimmy Cromwell, Alice Vanderbilt, butlers Bruce & Fred, money problems both too much & losses, and GameStop stock trades. Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
February 18, 2021
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The Last Party
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As the long perfect Indian summer ends, there is one final party to attend. Only the Wall Street Crash takes out more than stocks, and all that is known will soon be questioned.
Supreme hostess and opera singer Cobina Wright throws another fabulous party all the while wondering who among her guests have lost their fortunes in the Crash all the while trying to keep her own secret.
Other people and subjects include: Bill Wright, Lil Cobina Wright Jr, Eve Curie, Prince Serge Obolensky, Ava Alice Astor, Doris Duke, Walter Damrosch, reversals of fortune, boom to bust, Waldorf-Astoria two hotels, Doris Duke, Barbara Hutton, Jakey Astor, Vincent Astor, Louise Van Alen, Huntington Hartford, Jimmy Cromwell, Alice Vanderbilt, butlers Bruce & Fred, money problems both too much & losses, and GameStop stock trades.
Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
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