Dramatis Personae

SECOND PERSON NARRATIVE

Victoria

18 year old maid at the Breakers who befriends and admires Gertrude

THE HOUSE OF VANDERBILT

The Commodore - Cornelius Vanderbilt

Founder

Billy - William Henry Vanderbilt

Favorite son of The Commodore

Corneel - Cornelius Jeremiah Vanderbilt

Disinherited son of The Commodore

Cornelius II - Cornelius Vanderbilt II

Billy’s eldest son

Mrs. Vanderbilt - Alice Vanderbilt

Wife of Cornelius II

Neily - Cornelius Vanderbilt III

Eldest living son of Cornelius II & Mrs. Vanderbilt

Gertrude - Gertrude Vanderbilt

Protagonist and oldest daughter of Cornelius II & Mrs. Vanderbilt

Willie - William Kissam Vanderbilt

Billy’s second son

Alva - Alva Vanderbilt

Billy’s wife

Consuelo - Consuelo Vanderbilt

Only daughter of Billy & Alva

Chauncey Depew

President of the Vanderbilt railroad empire

THE HOUSE OF ASTOR

Mrs. Astor - Caroline Astor

Queen of high society

Jack - John Jacob Astor IV

Mrs. Astor’s son

Carrie Astor

Mrs. Astor daughter who marries into the Wilson Family

Ward McAllister

The arbiter of high society and adjutant to Mrs. Astor

William Backhouse Astor, Jr.

Head of the Astor family and The Commodore’s arch rival

Daniel Drew

Once mentor to The Commodore who becomes his bitter enemy

Jay Gould & Jim Frisk

Younger protégé of Daniel Drew

FEATURED CHARACTERS

Grace

The antagonist and a serial gold digger

Esther

Gertrude’s taboo lover

JP Morgan

Famous banker recognized for ushering in the Industrial Revolution

Winthrop Rutherford

Most eligible bachelor in Newport

Judge Delano Calvin

Presides over the trial of The Commodore’s will amongst his children

Mr. Clinton

Attorney for Billy Vanderbilt

Mr. Lord

Attorney for Corneel Vanderbilt

Judge Charles Rapallo

Reads The Commodore’s last will and testament

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

Lady X

Covert operative and contract killer

JR Perkins

Journalist, essayist, and fictional writer of Mrs. Vanderbilt

Edna Milli

High society newspaper reporter

Madam DuVain

Housekeeper at the Breakers

Henry Simon

Butler at the Breakers and previous valet to Billy Vanderbilt

Trudy

Gertrude’s lady’s maid

Anne

Mrs. Vanderbilt’s lady’s maid

Inspector Cartwright

Actual name but fictional head of the Vanderbilt Pinkertons

Captain Donnelly & Detective Grimes

Responsible for protecting the Vanderbilt secrets