Below Stairs: A Servant's Life in Early 20th-Century England

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Join us for High Tea and a performance of Below Stairs: A Servant's Life in Early 20th-Century England
What was life really like for the servants who worked below stairs in the era of Downton Abbey? While we enjoy an 'upstairs' tea, literary dramatist Leslie Goddard will take us 'downstairs' to experience life below stairs in the stately homes of early 20th century England. Goddard will portray British domestic servant Margaret Powell whose 1968 book… Show more "Below Stairs" was among the inspirations for the popular television series Downtown Abbey and directly inspired the 1970s series Upstairs, Downstairs.
We will serve High Tea catered by Gerri
High Tea Menu
First Course:
Scottish Smoked Salmon Pinwheels
Beef Tenderloin Triangles
Roast Turkey Triangles
Cucumber Watercress Leaves
Egg Salad Rounds
Creamed Avocado Crab Flowers
Open-Faced Ham Asparagus Rounds
Open-Faced Roquefort Pear Slices
Second Course:
Homemade Raisin Scones w/ fresh lemon curd,
Strawberry preserves Devonshire cream
Third Course:
Homemade Rhubarb Apple Pie w/fresh cream
Fourth Course:
An assortment of Elegant Petit Fours Pastries
Tea poured all afternoon.
Tickets: $55, at the door: $65
(Tea images by Louisa Chu)

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