Storical Podcast

Theda Bara was the most famous movie star you’ve probably never heard of. One of the first movie stars, America’s first goth, and Hollywood’s first sex symbol, Theda Bara was the epitome of Madame Mystery. Though most of her films have been lost to time, Theda is one of the pioneers of early Hollywood. More Halloween Episodes: https://www.immortalperfumes.com/search?q=halloween&f_collectionId=6100b028baebd54735717656 Resources Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara by Eve Golden: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/741931.Vamp You Must Remember This Podcast: https://radiopublic.com/you-must-remember-this-G2wdZR/s1!b877a The Woman with Hungry Eyes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997110/

In a first for Storical Podcast, here is a live episode! I recently gave a lecture sharing some of the most interesting stories in perfume history. Listen to hear about perfume and poison such as Acqua Tofana, Chanel versus Schiaparelli, perfumes recovered from the Titanic, the perfume Andy Warhol was buried with, and the perfume Jude Law used to get into character to play Henry VIII. This was a wild ride, check it out! If you’re interested in more information on the Paris perfume trip, fill out this survey [https://my.trovatrip.com/public/l/survey/immortalperfumes] to be notified when it opens for booking. Please note that Paris has already been decided on but you need to fill out the survey to be added to the list. For more history videos, check out my Youtube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtJ2D7o4skKUlbiC1icDpPQ].

We all know about Eastern European vampires but did you know that right here in America we had our own vampire panic? Yup. It turns out New England was kind of a scary place the first 200 years of colonial and then American rule. Listen to today’s episode to learn about the New England Vampire Panic and Mercy Brown, the teenaged purported vampire. Further Reading The Great New England Vampire Panic [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/?no-ist=], Smithsonian Magazine The Last American Vampire [https://www.history.com/news/the-last-american-vampire], History Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires [https://www.amazon.com/Food-Dead-Trail-Englands-Vampires/dp/0819571709] by Michael E. Bell

Gilded Age New York was all about flaunting your money. And no one did it better than the first families of excess, the Astors and the Vanderbilts. Part two is all about multi-hyphenate Alva Vanderbilt. Social climber, society leader, architect, suffragette. We will also take a look at her daughter Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough. Tune in! Photos Vanderbilt Costume Ball of 1883: https://www.antiquetrader.com/collecting-101/the-vanderbilt-ball-of-1883 Electric Light Dress [https://theenchantedmanor.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alice-Vanderbilt-dressed-as-the-Electric-Light-for-the-ball-3-26-1883.jpg]: https://theenchantedmanor.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alice-Vanderbilt-dressed-as-the-Electric-Light-for-the-ball-3-26-1883.jpg [https://theenchantedmanor.com//wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Alice-Vanderbilt-dressed-as-the-Electric-Light-for-the-ball-3-26-1883.jpg] Consuelo Vanderbilt [https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/images/consuelo-vanderbilt-2.jpg]: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/images/consuelo-vanderbilt-2.jpg [https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/images/consuelo-vanderbilt-2.jpg] Nonfiction Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age by Amanda Mckenzie Stuart Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper Social Climber: The Iron Will and Determined Rise of Alva Vanderbilt [https://thegildedgentleman.com/episodes/] by The Gilded Gentelman Podcast Edith Wharton’s New York [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/357-edith-whartons-new-york/id258530615?i=1000514452276] by The Bowery Boys Podcast Fiction The Gilded Age on HBO The Social Graces by Renee Rosen A Well Behaved Woman by Theresa Anne Fowler

Gilded Age New York was all about flaunting your money. And no one did it better than the first families of excess, the Astors and the Vanderbilts. Part one of a multi part series, today we’re looking at the life of Caroline Astor, the “Mystic Rose” and arbiter of taste in New York Society. You’ll want to listen to the episode to get primed on the new HBO series, The Gilded Age. Tune in! HISTORICAL FICTION The Social Graces [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42292877] by Renée Rosen PODCASTS The Astors and the Waldorf Astoria [https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2007/11/astors-and-waldorf-astoria.html] by The Bowery Boys The Real Mrs. Astor, Ruler or Rebel? [https://thegildedgentleman.com/episodes/] by The Gilded Gentleman The Mrs. Astor [http://thehistorychicks.com/shownotes-episode-8-the-mrs-astor/] by The History Chicks NONFICTION Season of Splendor: The Court of Mrs. Astor [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19502501-season-of-splendor]by Greg King When the Astors Owned New York [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8240646-when-the-astors-owned-new-york] by Justin Kaplan