A lot of models feel that way. We want to assure you that our work continues. But if they see you walking on a road out there, they think you’re eccentric.” – Little Edie, “I went to two cocktail parties [in East Hampton] to stop the gossip about my being a recluse. I think it was on the high school reading list..."The Marble Faun.". There were no takers for the high-priced jewelry. Don’t restore an old house unless you are committed to doing it right. With recent developments related to the worldwide Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we at The Musical Stage Company take the health and wellbeing of our community, very seriously. 20 Memorable Quotes from Grey Gardens. 2.

Unfortunately, and with heavy hearts, this means the world premiere production of KELLY v. KELLY must be postponed until further notice. Musician Rufus Wainwright wrote a song entitled “Grey Gardens,” which appears on his 2001 album Poses. “I tell you if there's anything worse than dealing with a staunch woman... S-T-A-U-N-C-H. Edith B. Beale Jr.: That's all they're after! During the renovation, Ben Bradlee found the front door stolen and being auctioned for charity in East Hampton. There is a Los Angeles rock band called “Grey Gardens” (http://www.myspace.com/greygardensmusic). I shouldn’t have gone; I don’t drink. I think we all knew there was nothing in terms of ‘action,’ but what was really going on was not clear. That’s a protest against having worked as a model for the Establishment, believe it or not.

So I think this is the best costume for today. Too many people get carried away and devote the décor of their historic houses so slavishly to the period that you feel the rooms should be roped off. It is rumored that Renee Zellweger campaigned to play the part of Little Edie in the HBO film. Little Edie was said to have scanned Variety magazine each week to check on the success of the documentary…waiting for the 20 percent of the profits she was promised to start rolling in. “Here, I’m mother’s little daughter. 1. Twenty years later they continue to live in their memories while camped out in a single bedroom of the 28-room mansion overrun with cats (who use the floor as their litter box). I don’t feel well unless I’m near it.” – Little Edie. Edith Bouvier Beale: I'm gonna get naked in a minute, so you better watch out! James Conklin, owner of Home Sweet Home moving and storage company, was hired by Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn to remove the household goods that Little Edie left in Grey Gardens. When the material came in we just let it wash over us. The seven songs she performed included “Tea for Two,” “Zigeuner,” “Play It Again Sam,” and “As Time Goes By.” David Lewis was her accompanist. I don’t even want to think about it. Oh God, another winter.” – Little Edie, 476 Parliament StreetToronto, Ontario M4X 1P2. “I like anything that is even near show business. Remember why you bought it … because it’s an old house. Little Edie apparently liked to watch old Tarzan movies. She never outgrew the princess role. “I told her not to come here. Norman Vincent Peale: He wasn't emotional! - I don't see why. - He didn't have a thing. Sally Quinn’s home renovation advice: 1.

£30,966. Big and Little Edie could balance a few peas on the tip of a kitchen knife, and often ate ice cream with knives. That's the background to this 1976 film portrait by cinéma vérité pioneers Albert and David Maysles, but it's only incidental to the fascinating story they discover inside the estate walls. There's nothing worse, I'm telling you. Web. That cements the deal. And he said, ‘You must be out of your eff-ing mind.’ But Sally turned on the southern charm and in the end he did buy it, and after a complete makeover the property was featured in Architectural Digest.” – Little Edie, “In all my life, including years reporting about slums from Washington to Casablanca, I have never seen a house in such dreadful condition: attics full of raccoons and their droppings, toilets stopped up, a kitchen stove that had fallen into the cellar, a living room with literally only half a floor, grounds so matted with devil’s walking sticks and other thorns they were impenetrable, a large walled garden which was so overgrown it could not even be seen. Read our full statement here (updated April 15, 2020). Directed by Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles. I’ll probably sit around with cats for the rest of my life. There’s nothing in my vocabulary that can describe it. But I think I’ve had too much of Long Island. Besides, I didn’t have time taking care of mother to get out and buy any clothes.

STANDS4 LLC, 2020. The worst thing you can do is create a modern addition that isn’t faithful to the original house. And love every minute of it. Somebody's removing the books from my room! They’re now iconic for their eccentric lifestyle, fashion sense, and some really crazy quotes. It’s true about old maids, they don’t need men if they have cats.” – Little Edie, “Two women can’t live together for twenty years without some jealousy. Make sure you have a solid marriage. His Secret Service agent took one look at the place and went up there after him. Don’t you love the overgrown Louisiana Bayou look.” – Little Edie. Sex with you? It was all kind of the same in a gross way, and you had to dig into it, try to find motivations, condense the material to bring out psychological tones. The main themes that Muffie and I decided to go with were the questions ‘Why were the mother and daughter together?’ ‘Was it possible that Little Edie was there to take care of her mother, and it was the demanding mother who took care that her daughter couldn’t leave?’ and ‘Was the relationship really a symbiotic one?’” – Ellen Hovde, In her book, The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own, Nina Garcia, fashion icon and Project Runway judge, lists the 1975 release of Grey Gardens as one of the “Great Moments in Brooch History” and calls Edie’s fake Mexican brooch “iconic.”, “Wait ‘till I introduce Jack Kennedy to Aunt Edie. Copyright 2009 Grey Gardens Online All rights reserved. When I was young, I stopped many a dance in New York City. When the house was built, people actually lived in it. He is quoted as saying, “There were feces all over the place: on the rugs, on the furniture. Big Edie: “The cat’s going to the bathroom right in back …. Edith B. Beale Jr.: But you see in dealing with me, the relatives didn't know that they were dealing with a staunch character and I tell you if there's anything worse than dealing with a staunch woman... S-T-A-U-N-C-H. ” It’s economical.”, Did Jackie marry Onassis for his money? Many couples decide to save an old house when what they really want is a project to save the relationship. Edith B. Beale Jr.: Horrors! I just adored to dance. Edith B. Beale Jr.: No, I'm not ready; I have no makeup on... but things are getting better! Edith Bouvier Beale: She had a proposal of marriage from Paul Gettys. Then Jackie sent her sister Lee, who I’ve always been absolutely terrified of- I think she’s a big criminal. 20 Memorable Quotes from Grey Gardens Little Edie: “There are some nice people in the world, you know, I just don’t happen to be related to any of them.” Big Edie: “The cat’s going to …

30,000 copies as of Nov. 2007. “Mother wanted me to come out in a kimono, so we had quite a fight.”. Because I don't like women in skirts and the best thing is to wear pantyhose or some pants under a short skirt, I think. She wrote two original songs that she sang at Reno Sweeney. A French composer almost used Grey Gardens as the basis for a contemporary opera. He wasn't nervous! So that's it. And she’s the cat lover. I don’t think it’s healthy. Edith B. Beale Jr.: It's very deep; I don't know whether you... Well, I guess you're up to it. They don’t weaken, no matter what.” – Little Edie, “You get very independent when you live alone. Here, I’m mother’s little helper, cleaning up after the cats.” – Little Edie, “My costumes? Edith Bouvier Beale: An old person like you? Grey Gardens: The Musical writer, Doug Wright, told New York magazine about the upcoming HBO film, “I resent this popular notion that the greatest thing an American play can achieve is to be made into a mediocre movie.”. You know how hard it is to get plumbers in the autumn.” – Little Edie, “The family never cared for me and they hated my mother. France fell, but Edie didn’t fall.” – Big Edie, “Grey Gardens is oozing with romance, ghosts, and other things.” – Little Edie, “I had my cake, loved it, masticated it, chewed it and had everything I wanted.” – Big Edie, “I tell you if there’s anything worse than dealing with a staunch woman… S-T-A-U-N-C-H. There’s nothing worse, I’m telling you. I think I stopped a dance at Princeton once, too.” – Little Edie, “I think I’ll be an old maid until I die. Edith B. Beale Jr.: You can't have your cake and eat it, too in life. 5,462 Views. Restoring an old house is more expensive than tearing it down and rebuilding it from an architect’s drawings. This film is a follow-up to the celebrated 1975 documentary Grey Gardens about Jackie Kennedy's aunt and cousin, "Big" Edie and "Little" Edie Beale. Edith B. Beale Jr.: I can't stand being in this house. Cutting corners and doing it on the cheap is not fair to the house, to the neighborhood, or to your soul. – Little Edie. Edith B. Beale Jr.: I haven't been able to find it. - Not one single nickel.

“One is a lone woman who hasn’t got much money and she’s fighting to get the same thing she always wanted – recognition as a dancer, singer, and entertaining artist. The October 2007 issue of Harper’s Bazaar paid homage to Grey Gardens in a photo spread featuring Mary-Kate Olsen and Lauren Hutton. As such, we have made the difficult decision to postpone all activities that bring staff, artists or audiences together until June 30, 2020. An old mother and her middle-aged daughter, the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy, live their eccentric lives in a filthy, decaying mansion in East Hampton. Suddenly along came Sally Quinn, the wife of Ben Bradlee.

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