Cash And Courage
New ventures bring new opportunities for those with talent. An artist travels to see his work on display, while a singer attempts to transform a different skill into a fortune. December 1931, Spanish painter Josep Maria Sert travels with his wife Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert to see the Waldorf-Astoria in New York to see the Sert Room, named after his Don Quixote murals. Meanwhile, Cobina Wright opens the Sutton Club in her home for supper and dining with entertainment. She hopes the new venture will help restore the lost Wright fortune. Other people and subjects include: Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Daisy Van Allen, William “Bill” May Wright, Joe Kennedy, Coco Chanel, Misia Sert, Princess Nina Mdivani Huberich, Charles Huberich, Arturo Toscanini, Medrano and Donna dance team, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Lucrezia Bori, Fannie Brice, Conde Nast, Bernard Baruch, Birdie Fair Vanderbilt, George Gershwin, Mrs. Randolph Hearst, Robert Goelet, Charles Clinton Spaulding, J. Paul Getty, Howard Hughes, Mae West, Alexander Pantages, James Roosevelt, James Cagney, Glenn Miller, Babe Ruth, John Dillinger, Marriott & Hilton hotels, Ocean’s Spray, Lil Debbie snack cakes, JR Simplot, Gallo Wines, Waldorf-Astoria, Sutton Club, those who built fortunes during the Great Depression, grit and resilience Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
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Cash And Courage
Summary
New ventures bring new opportunities for those with talent. An artist travels to see his work on display, while a singer attempts to transform a different skill into a fortune.
December 1931, Spanish painter Josep Maria Sert travels with his wife Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert to see the Waldorf-Astoria in New York to see the Sert Room, named after his Don Quixote murals. Meanwhile, Cobina Wright opens the Sutton Club in her home for supper and dining with entertainment. She hopes the new venture will help restore the lost Wright fortune.
Other people and subjects include: Princess Louise Van Alen Mdivani, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Daisy Van Allen, William “Bill” May Wright, Joe Kennedy, Coco Chanel, Misia Sert, Princess Nina Mdivani Huberich, Charles Huberich, Arturo Toscanini, Medrano and Donna dance team, Adele Astaire, Fred Astaire, Lucrezia Bori, Fannie Brice, Conde Nast, Bernard Baruch, Birdie Fair Vanderbilt, George Gershwin, Mrs. Randolph Hearst, Robert Goelet, Charles Clinton Spaulding, J. Paul Getty, Howard Hughes, Mae West, Alexander Pantages, James Roosevelt, James Cagney, Glenn Miller, Babe Ruth, John Dillinger, Marriott & Hilton hotels, Ocean’s Spray, Lil Debbie snack cakes, JR Simplot, Gallo Wines, Waldorf-Astoria, Sutton Club, those who built fortunes during the Great Depression, grit and resilience
Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.