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26-399: Old New York may refer to: Old New York (novellas) , a collection of novellas by Edith Wharton New York City Futurama , a television show set in "New" (31st century) New York, built on the ruins of "Old" (21st century) New York Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

52-430: A Greek or some other ancient European. Leila alternates between being devoted to Hayley and devoted to affairs with other men. The narrator witnesses Hayley beating one of her suitors when Hayley sees him abusing a polo pony. The narrator acknowledges that there's not much story behind the character sketch. Hayley takes Bill Gracy into his house as the old man gets older and needs assistance; Leila puts up with her father for

78-408: A Word for Them ), 1938 (as Three Blind Mice ), and 1953 ( How to Marry a Millionaire ). Two highlights of this period were the films Sarah and Son (1930) and Morning Glory (1933), the latter remade as Stage Struck . Both films earned their respective female leads ( Ruth Chatterton and Katharine Hepburn ) Academy Award nominations for Best Actress (Hepburn won). Akins did not pursue

104-467: A long time recovering in a hospital camp in Washington. There he met a mysterious stranger, whose memory has stayed with him all these years, almost a spiritual or moral guide. Delane marries Leila Gracy, daughter of old Bill Gracy, a drinker and gambler of ill repute. The narrator observes that Hayley Delane seems to belong to a different age, trying to guess whether he would fit in better as a Roman or

130-581: A parody of a Greek tragedy. Following graduation Akins began writing a series of plays, poetry and criticism for various magazines and newspapers as well as occasional acting roles in St. Louis area theatre productions. Her first major dramatic work was Papa , written in 1914. The comedy failed even though it greatly impressed both H.L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan , and she continued to write. She followed up with two other plays, The Magical City and Déclassée . The latter play, which starred Ethel Barrymore ,

156-402: A screenwriting career beyond her early successes. In 1932, she married Hugo Rumbold (in the last year of his life) and, after several Hollywood films, she returned to writing plays and spending time with her family. She was rumored to be in a long-term relationship with Jobyna Howland until Howland's death in 1936. According to Anita Loos, the two squabbled often, "But such gibes actually held

182-404: A society she knew well from having been raised in it. An example, from "New Year's Day": "The self-sufficing little society of that vanished New York attached no great importance to wealth, but regarded poverty as so distasteful that it simply took no account of it." Throughout, Wharton captures a keen sense of the arc of time; frequently remarking nostalgically on things that change or are lost with

208-486: A while and then drifts off to Europe; Hayley, unperturbed by her judgment or society's, continues caring for his father-in-law. Hayley comes to visit the narrator one day and discovers by accident that the old fellow he knew from the Civil War hospital camp was Walt Whitman . The narrator reveres Whitman and his writing; Hayley doesn't think much of it. Society thinks little of Mrs. Lizzie Hazeldean's apparent affair with

234-413: Is known to society as an orphan, with no family or estate, her marriage prospects are dim, although she attracts many suitors. Charlotte fears that Tina will repeat the pattern Charlotte started, by getting pregnant before she finds a husband. To avert this fate, Delia adopts Tina as her own daughter, and Tina finds a fiancé. The story ends on the night before Tina is to marry, with heightened tension between

260-738: Is the same as the New York of The Age of Innocence (1920), from which several fictional characters have spilled over into these stories. The observation of the manners and morals of 19th century New York upper-class society is directly reminiscent of The Age of Innocence , but these novellas are shaped more as character studies than as a full-blown novel. Some characters who overlap among these four stories and The Age of Innocence: Mrs. (Catherine) Manson Mingott, Sillerton Jackson, Mrs. Lemuel Struthers, Henry Van der Luyden. Other families and institutions also appear in more than one place among this extended set of New York stories. The decades indicated in

286-491: The Production Code Administration due to the story's themes of an illicit affair and the illegitimacy of the child. The least formally developed of the four novellas is told from the perspective of the 1890s, though its period of interest purports to be the 1860s. It regards Hayley Delane, who was a schoolboy when the Civil War started. He ran off to join the war, was wounded at Bull Run, and spent

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312-441: The films are now believed to be lost. In 1930, Akins had another great success with her play, The Greeks Had a Word for It , a comedy about three models in search of rich husbands In the early 1930s, Akins became more active in film, writing several screenplays as well as continuing to sell the rights to plays such as The Greeks Had a Word for It (1930), which was adapted for the movies three times, in 1932 (as The Greeks Had

338-639: The key to their devotion." She was the great-aunt of actress Laurie Metcalf . She lived for a short time in Morrisonville, Illinois . In 1935, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her dramatization of Edith Wharton 's The Old Maid , a melodrama set in New York City and written in five episodes stretching across time from 1839 to 1854. The play was adapted for a 1939 film starring Bette Davis . In 1936, Akins co-wrote

364-562: The orphanage where the child lives. Charlotte does not want to give up seeing her daughter, Clementina ("Tina"). The child's father is Clement Spender, a New Yorker who moved overseas to pursue the life of an artist. At one time, Delia was also romantically attracted to Spender. Delia agrees to see to it that Tina and Charlotte are not separated, but she also sees to it that Charlotte is not allowed to marry Joe Ralston (a cousin of Delia's husband Jim). Delia's husband dies, and Charlotte and Tina move into Delia's home. When Tina comes of age, since she

390-590: The passage of generations (objects, locations, families, institutions, mores). Innumerable illuminating subplots and details have been omitted in the synopses. The four novellas were first published in 1924 by D. Appleton and Company, with illustrations by Edward C. Caswell. The copyright was renewed in 1951 by William R. Tyler. They are currently (2011) available in a trade paper edition from Scribner, released in 1995 ( ISBN   978-0-02-038314-7 ) and in hardcover from Library of America . Zo%C3%AB Akins Zoe Byrd Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958)

416-547: The screenplay for Camille , adapted from Alexandre Dumas 's play and novel, La dame aux camélias The film starred Greta Garbo , Robert Taylor , and Lionel Barrymore , and earned Garbo her third Oscar nomination. Akins died in her sleep on the eve of her 72nd birthday, in 1958, in Los Angeles. She is buried in San Gabriel District Cemetery. Akins archives is held in the collection of

442-599: The seed of a collection by which the senior Raycie hopes to be known to posterity. Halston Raycie has made his own fortune; he intends to be known to history as the patriarch of a dynasty. Lewis is expected to bring back works of art by well-known artists already acknowledged and accepted by New York's reigning tastemakers. He knows what is expected of him, but in Europe he makes friends, including John Ruskin, who influence him to buy instead works, which they consider superior, by artists heretofore unknown in New York. When Lewis shows

468-415: The subtitles to the stories make them prequels, after a fashion, to The Age of Innocence. All five might as well be cut from the same bolt of cloth, sharing settings, characters, social insight, a similar knowing eye for a telling detail, and the occasional prop (a canary coach, an ormolu clock). Lewis Raycie, just turned 21 years old, is sent to Europe by his father, Halston Raycie, to collect great art as

494-608: The title Old New York . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_New_York&oldid=603527865 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Old New York (novellas) The novellas are not directly interconnected, though certain fictional characters appear in more than one story. The New York of these stories

520-464: The two older women over who has the right to be considered Tina's mother. The novella was adapted for the stage by Zoë Akins , and won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for Drama . A film version was subsequently produced in 1939 by Warner Bros. Directed by Edmund Goulding , the film starred Bette Davis in an acclaimed performance as Charlotte, with Miriam Hopkins as Delia and George Brent as Clem Spender. The studio had difficulties getting approval from

546-492: The unmarried Henry Prest. As it turns out, society's understanding of the affair is uninformed and insensitive. All the stories are filled with dense and lively interplay of ideas. Religion, women's rights, art criticism, the strictures and structures of society, the place of wealth among Manhattan's élite class, familial loyalty, love and passion and honor, are all examined in the spotlight of Wharton's scrutiny, interwoven with Wharton's incisive, often aphoristic observations about

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572-438: The works to his father upon returning, his father is dismayed at his choices. His father to all practical measures disowns Lewis. Dying shortly thereafter, his father also is not able to disapprove of Lewis's choice in marriage. Lewis's beloved bears a striking resemblance to the subjects of the works Lewis bought with his father's fortune, and together they open a gallery to show his works. New York society in general disapproves of

598-638: The works, and it is not until decades later, long after all the Raycies have died, that the art Lewis chose is recognized as valuable. This novella takes up a full third of the set and has arguably the most richly developed characters and storyline. Delia Ralston, née Lovell, receives her cousin Charlotte ("Chatty") Lovell, who is about to be married. Charlotte confesses that she is the mother of an infamous foundling child. Her intended, Joe Ralston, who does not know of her child, wishes her to abandon her work at

624-540: Was an American playwright, poet, and author. She won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for drama for The Old Maid . Zoe Byrd Akins was born in Humansville, Missouri , second of three children of Thomas Jasper and Sarah Elizabeth Green Akins. Her family was heavily involved with the Missouri Republican Party , and for several years her father served as the state party chairman. Through her mother, Akins

650-404: Was not only a great success but "something of a sensation, and her days of waiting were over." During this time several of her early plays were adapted for the screen. These adaptations were mostly failures, released as silent films in a time when the industry was transitioning to sound. While some "talkie" stars had notable roles in the films ( Walter Pidgeon and a young Clark Gable ), most of

676-479: Was related George Washington and Duff Green . Her family moved to St. Louis, Missouri when Akins was in her early teens. She was sent to Monticello Seminary in Godfrey, Illinois for her education and later Hosmer Hall preparatory school in St. Louis. While at Hosmer Hall she was a classmate of poet Sara Teasdale , both graduating with the class of 1903. It was at Monticello Seminary that Akins wrote her first play,

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