“He’s somebody who turned social climbing into an art form”: Nathan Lane opens up about TheGildedAge, his character's “mortal sins,” and more.
with such ease that you might mistakenly assume little effort went into the role. But that deft command belies the Tony winner’s careful preparation for his part on’s American period drama. In addition to summoning a Savannah accent, Lane researched the real-life McAllister—a distant relative, through marriage, of 19th-century society queen Caroline Astor, who unsolicitedly appointed himself society’s arbiter.
During a recent phone call, Lane explains that McAllister and Mrs. Astor “decided American society needed some guidance. They wanted to create their own aristocracy in America based on birth, background, and breeding. Which is also the way you win the American Kennel Club dog show.” McAllister, a snob and social climber of the highest order, and “an odd little man,” according to Lane, iswith coining the elitist term “The Four Hundred,” declaring that only 400 people were qualified to be part of New York society.
’s first season captures McAllister at the height of his social power. During the recent episode “Heads Have Rolled for Less,” Lane presides over an elaborate luncheon hosted by’s barely-veiled Vanderbilt in his honor. Even her character, Bertha, who mercilessly hunts for high-society invitations, frets over the luncheon. She recruits a butler versed in English service to appease McAllister’s preferences, which he carefully outlined in his 1890 memoir.“He committed two mortal sins.
His death proved a sad counterpoint to his life’s purpose: “Everybody kind of turned on him, and he died alone in a restaurant. Mrs. Astor had a previous dinner engagement and did not go to his funeral.”coincided with Broadway’s pandemic shutdown. That meant theater’s most talented stars—including Lane,—were available for hire on the HBO series, which shot primarily in New York and Rhode Island.“Throw a rock and you’ll hit a Tony Award winner,” says Lane, describing the set.
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