Out of Bounds

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 BandsSection 1 Music: I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze by Carroll Gibbons, Album The Age of Style – Hits from the 30sSection 2 Music: Hesitation Blues by Nat Gonella & His New Georgians, Album Perfect BluesSection 3 Music: Hep! Hep! Jumpin’ Jive by Nat Gonella & His New Georgians, Album Dance CrazyEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands