This is our first episode, and inspired by the failed soirée of one of the show's main characters, Bertha Russell, we take a glimpse into the wild, glamorous, and at times unhinged real-life parties that the Gilded Age New York City elite would host to dazzle society, New York, and the world.

About this episode

The episode of "The Gilded Age" that our episode is based on is the premier of this streaming television series, originally airing back in January of 2022. The show's premier served to introduce audiences to the vast cast of characters and historical realities of Gilded Age (1880s) New York.

This episode begins with two sisters, Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook, who are welcoming their niece Marian, a young woman leaving Pennsylvania after her father's death when she was left with no inheritance. By chance,  ...