Revelations & Resolutions

As another year begins, many lives are in flux amidst the changes occurring. Will their choices lead to better outcomes or more trouble ahead?

Elsa Maxwell throws another fabulous costume party before returning to Europe. Cobina Wright reconsiders her options for financial recovery. Louise Van Alen and Prince Alexis Mdivani’s wedding announcement upsets her family, and Lady Ribblesdale offers some consolation.

Other people and subjects include: Cobina Wright, Bill Wright, Jimmy Cromwell, Irene Hutton, Evalyn Walsh McLean, Birdie Vanderbilt, Grace Wilson Vanderbilt, Vincent Astor, Helen Astor, Prince Serge Obolensky, Ava Alice Astor, Henry Van Alen, Sam Van Alen, Daisy Van Alen, Rudolph Valentino, Pola Negri, Prince Serge Mdivani, Mary McCormic, Prince David Mdivani, Mae Murray, Princess Roussie Mdivani Sert, Josep Maria Sert, Princess Nina Mdivani, Charles Huberich, Zakariah Mdivani, Czar Nicholas II Romanov, Joseph Stalin, costume party, American dollar princesses, fascination with royal & noble titles, Bolshevik Revolution, Soviet states, and siblings dating friends.

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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 Bands
Section 1 Music: I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight? by Jack Hylton, Album Charleston – Great Stars Of the 20s
Section 2 Music: Ooh! That Kiss! by Carroll Gibbons, Album Elegance 2
Section 3 Music: It’s Got To Be Love by Roy Fox & His Orchestra with Mary Lee, Album It’s Got To Be Love
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands