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Watched a retrospective of Downton last night....I guess our PBS station is going to have a fund raiser in December, at the GlenSheen mansion in Duluth. I have toured it, and though impressive, in wayyyyy smaller than Downton. Anyway, it is the site of a famous murder back in the 70s, where the grandmother was murdered in her bed, middle of night, the granddaughter & her husband were arrested & charged. I think the gramma's nurse was also killed. The culprits actually flew into Minneapolis I believe, then to Duluth. Well, can't remember all the details now.
The family gave the mansion to the Univ. of MN, who runs the tours, etc. But this Soiree is $120 a ticket, includes a big dinner, and then an advance showing of the lst episode for this upcoming last season Plus the boxed set of all 5 seasons, but as soon as the lst episode of Season 6 is telecast in January, they will send you the ENTIRE 6th season. So you will see it all ahead of time. Ha. Only room for 50 people, It is December 6, and everyone dresses up ala that period of time, and they have huge cardboard cutouts of the various characters all over.
They showed various scenes from the previous 5 years, and various actors spoke at various times about their characters, the personalities. That was interesting, because you saw the real life actor, how they look/talk normally, and then a scene from the show.
The family gave the mansion to the Univ. of MN, who runs the tours, etc. But this Soiree is $120 a ticket, includes a big dinner, and then an advance showing of the lst episode for this upcoming last season Plus the boxed set of all 5 seasons, but as soon as the lst episode of Season 6 is telecast in January, they will send you the ENTIRE 6th season. So you will see it all ahead of time. Ha. Only room for 50 people, It is December 6, and everyone dresses up ala that period of time, and they have huge cardboard cutouts of the various characters all over.
They showed various scenes from the previous 5 years, and various actors spoke at various times about their characters, the personalities. That was interesting, because you saw the real life actor, how they look/talk normally, and then a scene from the show.