EPISODE · Apr 15, 2022 · 19 MIN
The Glass Cage
from As The Money Burns · host Nicki Woodard
Love is certainly in the air this spring as several engagements and weddings occur. Though not all marital alliances are truly desirable, and some are downright scandalous.Richest boy Huntington Hartford celebrates Spring Break and his 20th birthday by eloping with Mary Lee Epling. They keep their marriage a secret especially from his overbearing mother Henrietta Hartford, but the scandal will surely come out. Other people and subjects include: April 1931, Louise Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Ned Rollins, Mildred King, Harvard dormitory, Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach, Daimler, Mercedes, Jaguar, silverspoons, Don Quixote, Ottoman Harem & princes, Newport cottage Seaverge with glass gymnasium, Will Smith – Chris Rock Oscar slap, elopement, fishbowl life in the public eye, and Titanic 110th Anniversary.Extra Notes / Call to Action:Empires Podcast The Ottomans by Frank Schumperthttps://anchor.fm/frank-schumpert3/https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/empires-podcast-the-ottomans/id1439365965--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: Plain Mary Jane by Mrs. Jack Hylton, Album The Great British Dance BandsSection 2 Music: Ain’t She Sweet by Piccadilly Revels Band, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20sSection 3 Music: The Girl Friend by Savoy Orpheans, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of The 1920sEnd Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
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Love is certainly in the air this spring as several engagements and weddings occur. Though not all marital alliances are truly desirable, and some are downright scandalous. Richest boy Huntington Hartford celebrates Spring Break and his 20th birthday by eloping with Mary Lee Epling. They keep their marriage a secret especially from his overbearing mother Henrietta Hartford, but the scandal will surely come out. Other people and subjects include: April 1931, Louise Van Alen, Prince Alexis Mdivani, Ned Rollins, Mildred King, Harvard dormitory, Gottlieb Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach, Daimler, Mercedes, Jaguar, silverspoons, Don Quixote, Ottoman Harem & princes, Newport cottage Seaverge with glass gymnasium, Will Smith – Chris Rock Oscar slap, elopement, fishbowl life in the public eye, and Titanic 110th Anniversary. Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
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