Mrs. Astor and the Academy fiasco | The Gilded Age Season 2 

I sat up straight and behaved when she said that through her teeth! 😆

She always does, and I LOVE her for it! 💗💗💗

Team Mamie Fish anyone?

😂😂😂

KEN DOLL 😂😂😂

you planted this thought in my mind and I can't unsee it now

I'd even say he's younger than she is.

I feel sure she didn't. I can't imagine a mother marrying off her daughter for some sort of European title.

I'm affraid that's exactly what might happen, as this part seems to be based on the life of Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough

Go after Consuelo Vanderbilt story! You will know how this unfolds

That’s EXACTLY what she did.. she whored her own daughter out to get what she wanted.. Mother of the Year… Turner was right about her

And Julian based Gladys story off Consuelo Vanderbilt.. so YUP she sold out her daughter

George is going to be PISSED.

Hoping for a twist and she runs away/elopes

True! I love her!

I get Gemini vibes from her: she's a social butterfly, an excellent conversationalist, and loves a good scandal/gossip.

​@MauriceRivers415 -she was born on June 8th, so this checks out

@@JpopFanBoy Wow! That's dope.

Ashlie Atkinson was hilarious in a single episode of Boardwalk Empire. She appeared as Giaconda Rosetti, wife of ruthless gangster Gyp Rosetti in season three. She portrayed a bossy wife to perfection.

She reminds me of Molly Brown from Titanic

​@@jtudor9869How funny! I remember that episode so well because he was such a crazy gangster yet was ruled with distain by his wife. I'll have to rewatch the episode. "you got a gun..he got a gun.. everybody's got a gun" (couldn't resist)

⁠@@mark8846she does but unlike Mrs Brown she definitely two faced and still snooty

They say it was compared to the MET which was a showstopper funded by New Money.. THe JP Morgans, Goulds, Rockafellers were all New Money families at this time who couldnt get into the Academy I believe.

lol I know right. I believe that is how the Actual Academy of music was described to have looked. No wonder many didn’t show up either, lol. Most of the old money crowd are middle to elder age, they have back and eye problems, whose going to watch an opera they can barely see.

But that’s true. In fact, the main appeal of the Academy was that it was exclusive and small which means they can easily gatekeep who attends. Nonetheless, the reason the Academy is no more is that it burned down and it never got back its place as the premier opera house due to the MET.

Apparently, she has been "toned" down for the show as she was outrageous in real life as were her parties.

it was mentioned hes always away on his yacht

@antoinettedubarry5742 Makes you wonder if it's deliberate, to escape his insufferable wife. 😎

In real life, he was a philanderer and embarrassed her at social events. She eventually got his friends to keep him away when she hosted.

Mrs. Astor deliberately, asked friends of her husband, to keep him consistently occupied, unto late hours, because he was a known philander and drunk, who would inconveniently embarrass Mrs. Astor, especially during social gatherings. Their marriage was an arranged marriage, and a not so happy one. The Moment she gave him a son, they stopped seeing each other. Her formulating of New York High society with her cousins, Mr. McAllister, setting herself as the Queen Bee, was a product of her mental health and coping with her domestic life.

I read that Mrs Astor decided to stay in Newport during Opening Night so as to not be seen to take either side. I have no idea if this is true but I think if so, then the historical Mrs Astor did the most pragmatic thing.

She’s more like Cora Levinson

I was kinda hoping that the gilded age and Downton abbeys time lines would run into each other and we'd see a young Cora and Robert eventually lol but it looks like gladys is taking on a similar storyline.