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The Bowery Boys: New York City History

The Real Historical Figures from Broadway's 'Ragtime'

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Places & Travel, History, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.73.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The actors who play Harry Houdini and Evelyn Nesbit in the new Broadway revival "Ragtime" find the real-life inspirations behind their roles.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Oh, the twists and turns which awaits you this spring on the Gilded Gentleman podcast, with shows on the history of divorce in the United States.

0:10.2

In Gilded Aid, New York, adultery was the only grounds for divorce. To get a divorce, one party had to be guilty of adultery. The other party is innocent. Then Carl explores the secrets

0:23.2

of the Lockwood Matthews Mansion. When it's built, it's bigger than the White House. And as soon as

0:28.5

you get inside, you think, oh, this is not what I was expecting. This is more than it looks like

0:34.1

from the outside. And from the big house to the little house.

0:37.8

We gear up for the new adaptation of the classic books by Laura Ingalls Wilder with TV's

0:43.0

Nellie Olson herself, Alison Arngram.

0:46.0

People really react emotionally, viscerally to Little House.

0:50.2

They watch our show and they think it's real.

0:52.0

It's like it's real.

0:52.8

It's actually happening to them.

0:54.5

And I think it's because everyone knows a nilly from their school.

0:57.4

Everyone has a Mrs. Olson's their job.

0:59.3

Plus, the real stories of the Tiffany girls,

1:02.2

the women who helped craft the iconic windows and lamps for Lewis Comfort Tiffany.

1:07.0

That's all on the Gilded Gentleman podcast this spring.

1:09.8

Subscribe on Apple or Spotify.

1:12.1

But now we celebrate the Broadway musical and Lincoln Center's revival of Ragtime,

1:18.5

which just received 11 Tony Award nominations.

1:21.9

It's the musical for history lovers.

1:23.6

So I'm presenting Carl's recent episode about the musical featuring interviews with the stars

1:28.9

who play Harry Houdini and Evelyn Nesbit. Rod Cyrus and Anna Grace Barlow. Enjoy.

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