New York Cafe Society: The Elite Meet to See and Be Seen, 1920s-1940s

by Anthony Young

Overview

In the midst of the Great Depression, an elite group of New Yorkers lived seemingly unaffected by the economic calamity. They were writers, playwrights, journalists, artists, composers, singers, actors, adventurers and socialites. Newspaperman Maury Paul dubbed them the Cafe Society.

It was the time of Prohibition, speakeasies and exclusive nightclubs for the smart set to see and be seen. Their lives were the stuff of newspaper columns and magazine articles, eagerly read by millions of Americans who wanted to forget the Depression. This book describes the emergence of Cafe Society from New York's old society families, and the rise of the new creative class.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476619064
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	05/13/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	220
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Anthony Young has published books on transportation, aerospace and social history. He lives in Tennessee.
Anthony Young has published books on transportation, aerospace and social history. He lives in Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
1. Ward McAllister, Caroline Astor and the 400
2. Prohibition, the Speakeasies and Nightclubs of the 1920s
3. The Cult of Personality
4. Café Society’s Writers, Journalists, Editors and Playwrights
5. Boom and Bust: Music, Skyscrapers and Wall Street in the 1920s
6. Effect of the Great Depression on New York Society and Café Society
7. This New York: Maury Paul, Lucius Beebe and Walter Winchell
8. The Colony, the Plaza, the Rainbow Room and the Waldorf
9. Jack and Charlie’s 21 Club
10. The Stork Club
11. El Morocco
12. Café Society Fades Away
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index