But Tom wants to do the right thing. How would you define their rapport in this first episode? Im kind of making an art out of experiencing this. Why dont you just do one thing? The Sunshine Hotel opened in 1922. And then I wrote the story. You dont blow it. Whereas we might be going, Hmm, but youve just got this girl pregnant. The lobby was located on the second floor of 241 Bowery. BARRETT: Im gonna play you Johnny Cash . And then there are those of us who end up here because were dreamers, and just dont seem to fit in anywhere else. Molly: Come on, wheres the harm? And it becomes a statement in and of itself that Sophia claims this narrator role, and she takes control over her own story, which is intertwined with Toms. Excerpt: Mason Best, age 12, came to StoryCorps with his mother Roseann Smith to reflect on their relationship and share some of his philosophies on life. I just thought, well, yeah. Basically its the size of a jail prison cell. 10. Hughes discusses the decisions and joys of adapting Henry Fieldings 1,000-page, deeply human, mother of all rom coms into four episodes of pure sunshine. Alright. What was it about Henry Fieldings novel, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling specifically that gave you the itch to adapt it? And I dont blame people for not liking him for that. : Its like a death house. See if you can get Earl Simpson. 124124. And you got other peoples money on you. So its all there. Im 63 now. : This is the manager. Johnny Cash. Seemed like I was making some progress. I was on the old impossible quest for truth. You know? Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James, with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust, created to help ensure the series' future. Darrell Hammond starred on "Saturday Night Live" from 1995 to 2009 and has served as the sketch-comedy series' announcer since 2014. GIGANTE: I came here because I was addicted to heroin. This place called Sunshine. Honour: Miss, you ought to know that its common knowledge that theres a village girl with a child by him. Yes, its quite physical comedy again, its quite theatrical. So its a big, fat love story and you know, we dont do much of that on the telly, do we? SMITH: Yeah, I had fleas. : Hollis, dont you think thats a little over-ambitious? Ill tell you the other thing as well. : Watfords gone, Robinsons gone, Dave Rodriguez is gone. Like all of the flops, The Sunshine is a mens only establishment. If you dont like Tom Jones, you probably just dont like big, tall, handsome men who get a lot of success with women. and eat . As the central character in your adaptation, how do you view Tom Jones in those terms? Rodney hes deceased. Theres only one telephone for the entire hotel, which keeps me pretty busy. In personality shes just like Sophia in the book. And Bruce, who runs errands for tips. : Cookie with no teeth? I do think there is an innocence to Tom and Mollys dynamic in keeping with the pastoral setting of Somerset. Id never read the book. And you know, I said, okay Sophia, you want to do that? Where are the instant hotels? Tom is 20, Solly was 20 at the time. Honour: But miss, two females riding away at night all alone at the mercy of highwaymen, murderers, farmers? The mayor envisions a huge apartment complex and sports plaza from Confucius Plaza to 6th Street. . And hes reached the bottom, he comes back and he does what Fielding has had in mind for him all along is he goes from being a boy to a man. [22], Phil Bertelsen created a 30-minute documentary student film titled The Sunshine in 2000 which follows some residents and workers for the Sunshine Hotel. Tom: I try every day, to become more like you. Really rough living. At this time, the flophouse had about 44 guests. His son Carl took over in 1945, and ran the place until a couple of years ago, when he sold it to new owners. But miss, I dont trust him. Its a work of constant steps and most of them are mental. Eddie sits all day in a corner of the hotel, looking out the window and playing. That chirping sound you hear is Vinnies two lovebirds. These flophouses are the last vestiges of a different time and a different city, and the Sunshine is one of them. And all of those relationships mean something to him. . Youve been quoted as referring to it as the mother of all rom coms. I pray they've found peace, and I hope we do more in the future. And even though hes only been here for a little while, hes managed to make his cubicle homey. One of my tenants is very ill. SMITH:Mr. Marshall, room 5-B: 80 years old, senile, dumped here by his son two months ago. Sophia: Yes, Aunt Harriet and Lady Bellaston. This is an eat it and beat it hotel. I got a name for it. Somewhere Over The Bowery . Used to work in a bank, until one day, many years ago, I was injured on the job. And after a while, it seemed like some crazy pipe dream, as they say. All you have to do is look around. yeah, thats Vinnie. SMITH:One tenant leaves, another checks in, but the hotel never really changes. Im 63 now. I call it the bum shine. The walkup is now at 245 Bowery. So I came down to the Bowery, and Ive been here ever since. They thought it was a great storytelling device, which gives us modern screenwriters and adapters quite a lot of difficulty whenever you approach a story like this, that what was accepted as really good storytelling in those days is now regarded as a bit difficult. But given that you had this sort of thousand page machine, as you say, to work with, how did you determine then how youre going to structure this and what you are going to omit from the novel in your adaptation? I mean it happens in a place like this. He really isnt a sort of lecher. Earl! I hope that many finally found peace. You cant get me pregnant twice. In 1922 Frank Mazzara, a broom-maker, followed his brother-in-law Mike Gatto of the Andrews Hotel, into the lodging business by purchasing the location and opening the Sunshine Hotel. David Isay, Nathan Smith, Stacy Abramson, and Suzanne Clores. Credit: Eric Lee. Okay my friend, okay. And hell tell you. In fact my greatest wish will be when I can have myself a set of choppers. You been in a place such a long time people get to be like family, you dont want to leave. [28], Around July 2004, the artist Julianne Swartz created an art installation titled "Can You Hear Me?" [3][4] The only amenities are a bed, a locker and a light-bulb. . . : Its very tiny. Maybe its a little hard to imagine for those of you living in more affluent circumstances. Some of my guys in here are drug addicts or alcoholics. BRUCE DAVIS: A little light snack. This is an eat it and beat it hotel. Good luck. AMBULANCE MAN: Why dont you come on outside? Sophia: Honour, I refuse this marriage so I must leave this house tonight. And thats their life. I hope its a little better. See, up here in the Sunshine were totally isolated from the rest of the world, so we create our own little society. Little Miss Sunshine quickly became a beloved cult classic . i recall the old bowery, when it reeked of stale pee and drunks laid around all over the place.I-). Sophia: He doesnt seem at all bad to me. Jace Lacob: I feel like he is very torn between personal desire and sort of his duty, as you say, to Allworthy. Rodney hes deceased. : Yeah, everybodys no teeth around here. Youve got to. SMITH: This gentleman here, this is our sue maven. So, it was a no-brainer actually. The main thing is do the steps: get the order, remember who gave you the money, and remember how much they gave you. But this is ultimately a sort of sweet and bawdy and funny and romantic drama that feels both of its time and timeless. This is my lunch. The whole story is about some people finding out who they are and growing up in the process. Actor Sophie Wilde joins us next week to discuss Sophia and Toms star-crossed romance. Normally, people come in, they stay for a day or two and get out. We all had homes, but for some reason we left, or got thrown out. : What happened? You know, figure thereve been a lot more substantial heavyweights than me, by far, through history, and they didnt seem to come up with the answers. Johnny Cash. Yeah, light it up for me Nate, my hands are cold. It wasnt new anyway, even if it was a Cadillac. There was just something about Sophias voice that began to speak to me, and something about her position and role in the story. I was wrong! kind of reveals. Ive had everything here from a priest to a murderer. Its um, grotesque, and I enjoy it. I enjoyed their company. As soon as the last of the tenants leave the Sunshine, I'm sure that they will convert the buildings into luxury housing. Couldnt we all do with some sunshine? : Im gonna play you Johnny Cash . The Sunshine will always be a dark place. God bless them all. its like singing from that song Whats it all about, Alfie? Who hasnt wondered what its all about. Sunshine, give me a ten-four. My director Georgia Paris is very keen on dance, and we talked a lot about how they dance together. Rutt's was shuttered by the time smbstressfest stalked it in 2007 (the chain still boasts an outpost in Culver City, though) and at some point . Hell tell you exactly what happens in what order and where, because thats how he used to do it in the theater. Everyone here calls him Fat Anthony because he weighs 425 pounds. SMITH: Henry, Im Nathan. yeah . These birds have been my life. Sophia: A sensible choice for traveling, yes? . . Thats my inspiration, Johnny Cash. [7] By the early 1920s, the address was a pickle factory. Gwyneth Hughes is no stranger to serious period dramas, but wanted to try something more lighthearted and romantic. That is for five people in the family. On the other hand, its pretty interesting. But if he comes in Ill tell him. Waiting for day that I can finally check out of the Sunshine Hotel for good. . : Maybe I might sit down and come up with a new tune in my mind, but by the time I pick up the guitar, I done forgot the tune I had in my mind, see? SMITH:A couple of days later, Max is arrested at the Sunshine. Vic spends his days in a corner of the hotel, hunched over his Daily Racing Form, depressed. I wanted there to be a reason for it to be historically plausible and accurate that someone like Sophia could exist. SMITH:Some of my guys here at the Sunshine are working and trying to save a buck. Be careful. This faade had pale yellow bricks, limestone pediments and panels, and plaques with wreath and torch emblems. A lot of those milk cartons full of urine. On the ground floor of the Sunshine Hotel there is a new restaurant and an art gallery. that used a yellow PVC tube to connect the second floor of the Sunshine Hotel to a platform on the sidewalk. He says Donald. He says Im gonna die in this place. So it scares me. Thats another part of life in these old hotels. 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See, up here in the Sunshine were totally isolated from the rest of the world, so we create our own little society. Will you come with me? We have a loan shark, a drug dealer, a guy who does other tenants laundry for a couple of bucks, a room cleaner. Ive been pretty faithful to the book. . : Okay. Another of our car owners had his stolen three weeks after he bought it. . They are salvaged from an older cut and the quality varies.If you would like to see the entire film. Thats always the big question. Only a few decades ago, these flophouses served as a nightly refuge for 25, 000 men on the fringes of society: the poor, the wretched, the overwhelmed; some scoundrels, but more of them decent men whose luck had simply failed them. Yeah, tie him up and take him in the back. Update on The Sunshine Hotel Nathan Smith, manager of the Sunshine Hotel, wrote the following update on March 13, 2001: http://ow.ly/cm6rz, you might also want to read the book 'flophouse: life on the bowery" by david isay, stacy abramson, and with great photos by harvey wang. Does this revelation go a long way towards restoring Toms virtue, the first of several scenarios where Tom is mistaken, which is a trope that repeats itself down the line? Facts are helpful.If you'd like to make personal attacks and libelous claims against people and businesses, then you may do so on your own social media accounts. With fluorescent light overhead coming through chicken-wire. : I met a nice guy on the street, and he knew the Bowery and he told me You looking for a hotel? : My name is Jeffrey Mangones. It was intoxicating. You know what I mean? : This gentleman here, this is our sue maven. He went to the desert and lived by himself for a very long time to try to seek knowledge. I mean, hes terrible. [8][7][9] Mazzara reworked the faade in the styles of Art Deco and Commercial. Sign and print. But ultimately, you dont really feel a difference between period drama or contemporary drama between fact or fiction, youre just ultimately sort of after that capital S story? On July 26, 2006, a multigenerational crew of misfits piled into a yellow VW bus and made indie movie magic. [5], Miles Maguire compared the documentary's narrative to Dante's Inferno, where the hotel manager Nathan Smith takes the role of Virgil as tour guide and narrator; and the guests represent various personality disorders. She does, you know, she really does favor Tom. I scratched all night, the whole time I was here. He walks around the hotel wrapped up in a sheet. : Take care my friend. The narrow gray hallways are lined with flimsy wooden doors. . Basically its the size of a jail prison cell. Ultimately, was that a statement that you were looking to make? These are the cubicles. Its just a complete getaway. These birds have been my life. this Vinnie. Cubicle 1L. Nothing personal. In 1998, the hotel had raised its rates to 10 dollars a night and it was managed by resident Nathan Smith [above]. hey . He is always asked. Huh huh. . SMITH: Okay, here you are my friend, youre all set. Tell him its his mother. Youre hard pressed to see winos anymore, but you will see a smattering of the emotionally distressed, like One Can Kerry raving in the street harmlessly, closing in of the day somebody will beat him up. SMITH:Vic grew up in Ohio with an alcoholic mother and an abusive father. I always tell my tenants the same thing when they leave. It looks like they're planning another restaurant as well on the corner. Okay my friend, okay. : Why should I go anywhere? Last edited on 13 December 2022, at 17:56, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, "GOODBYE SUNSHINE: BOWERY TO LOSE LONGTIME SRO", "Nathan Smith, 65, a Glib Man of the Bowery", "On the Bowery, A Flophouse's Last Stand", "Goodbye Sunshine: Bowery to lose longtime SRO", "What Next? Some people are unfortunate and due to life's circumstances turning against them, they arrive at a Flop or a Dump..remember..it can happen to anyone. But because hes 20 and just straight out in the world and doesnt know who he is and is vulnerable himself, I dont feel that way about him. You want paper too? Squire Allworthy Look Deborah, a gift from God. You blow it once you could ruin your career. I still have to interrogate them. Im from a family of multi billionaires. You got to defend it better than you would your own, because thats your livelihood. [5] The Sunshine no longer accepts new occupants.[6]. SMITH: Okay, Wolford. Sunshine Hotel (2001) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Michael Dominic Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Michael Dominic Nathan Smith Cast Produced by Michael Dominic . . : He sues everybody in town. NATHAN SMITH:Welcome, come on in, if you got the rent money, you can stay, if you aint beat it! I live in the Sunshine Hotel. Walls hemming you in on all sides. Thank you. You want paper too? If it wasnt for this hotel, a lot of these guys would have no place to go. : Tea two sugars, one Rolaid, two packs of monarchs, large Bacitracin. I just loved it, and I loved Henry Fielding, whos a big presence in the book. Sounds really interesting. Track, Nate, track! And then if you know it intimately, youve asked all the right people all the right questions, and if those people are dead, or a long time ago, like Tom and Sophia, Im still asking them questions. : Most of the people just lay on their bed all day in their cubicle, watching TV or listening to the radio or staring into space or sleeping, and just keep vegetating in these little cells. By 1998, its rates were $10 a night. And Eddies still here. I think hes suing the Pope now for malfeasance. And even though hes only been here for a little while, hes managed to make his cubicle homey. [Remastered 2017] As seen on Sundance Channel. Tell Earl its his mother. I mean, he isnt ultimately rubbish. Were very popular with people being dumped, you know. Its still trying to work out how to mine this material for a story. For several months in 1998, David Isay and Stacy Abramson had unprecedented 24-hour access to the Sunshine Hotel, one of the last of the no-frills establishments. I felt bad for them all, but the Vietnam vet in particular. Ive been here seven years. SMITH: Sign here, my friend. . Theres no lechery in him. Like almost all of the flops, the lobby is on the second floor, up a narrow flight of steps. Wake him up and throw him out his bed. SMITH: Okay, you can square yourself away, this that and the other. No, hes not here. If it wasnt for this hotel, a lot of these guys would have no place to go. That is for five people in the family. Then I wake up and Im back at the hotel. Gwyneth Hughes: Yes, just that changes a lot from the book. Cant walk to the bathroom, so he goes on the floor. SMITH:Anthony Coppolla, cubicle 4-B. Tell Earl its his mother. What was it like basically deciding to take a job where you had to go back in the closet?, Dont let anybody else define you. Jace Lacob: Im Jace Lacob, and youre listening to MASTERPIECE Studio. By Julia Emmanuele. Some are just off of Rikers Island. Palicki . He seems kind. : Okay, Wolford. And most of that went because wandering about doesnt really sell a movie story. I think hes also very young. . On the ground floor of the Sunshine Hotel there is a new restaurant and an art gallery. . Sophie Wilde plays Sophia Western, who is here, the Black daughter of a freed slave. Take Kerry in the back! On a calm, quiet evening, seemingly like any other at Paradise Hall, Squire Allworthy recites his prayers before bed. So its not the kind of voiceover which shes describing a story thats long ago. People dont like him. (Shouting)Hey Eddie, Eddie do me a favor! But in a society which feels increasingly less responsible for its less fortunate, in which they have become dehumanized to the point of being invisible, a day at the Sunshine Hotel is a pointed reminder that every strand in the fabric of the City is a part of the whole; and that every time one of those strands is removed in the name of civic improvement, something essential is lost. The ambulance crew wheels Mr. Marshall out. There you go. And Edwin, our porter, puts on a gas mask to clean up the room. Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell and More. Dominic worked on the Bowery and knew several residents of the flophouses. Jace Lacob: Honour, her ladys maid, is described as the only person in London who knows what to do with Sophias hair. Ahh . Yeah, tie him up and take him in the back. Included: interviews with residents and the owner. Hes a devil yes you are. Rumor has it that the guys his uncle, although I dont know. )Cookie wants 20 dollars. He loves this place. . So, to be a posh lady who might get married off to an aristocrat, she needs to be whiter, which she rejects, obviously she doesnt want to do that. The Sunshine will always be a dark place. Our guide and narrator is the hotel's. So I think thats the engine to his awfulness. The Bowery is ever changing. A romance almost developed between Dr. Lewis and Dr. Greene, however before it was fully explored, Dr. Lewis moved to Arizona to be closer to her niece in season three. I sit in a cage at the front, running the joint. My cells were five times bigger than my room. 241 Bowery was originally an office for the New York and Harlem Rail Company in the 1830s. This foundling grows up to be none other than our loving protagonist, Tom Jones. SMITH:Some historical facts about this joint: The Sunshine was opened in 1922 by a guy named Frank Mazarra. If you like aggravations come to the Sunshine Hotel its a lovely place. The men still sleep in a warren of 4' x 6' cubicles called pigeon coops, which stand only 7' high beneath 12' ceilings, covered over with chicken wire. He just gets sidetracked because hes 20. So I just wanted to hear what she had to say and what her desires were for the next moment. He wants to do the right thing and bit by bit, he works out how to do the right thing, and by the end, hes someone who does the right thing. : Max, they crashed him up against the wall several times, handcuffed and took him out of here. : Sometimes I knock off a 26-ounce can of Chef Boyardee Ravioli. And, so Im lucky to be alive. A journey into the last "flophouse" on New York City's infamous skidrow, The Bowery. The funny thing about Eddie is that he always plays the same songs over and over and over again. And Eddies still here. : In my case, I started off like probably so many people, maybe everyone for all I know. Tom in the book is a child of nature. BRUCE:It takes constant concentration and constant alertness. [26], David Isay and Stacy Abramson spent a year creating an All Things Considered segment on the Sunshine Hotel which aired on September 18, 1998. All I need is a tea with two sugars. (CBS) The holiday season is usually marked on-screen with festive specials and this time, fans of the iconic sitcom 'All in the Family' are getting a special treat in the form of a 'Live in front of Studio Audience' take. Sound Portraits was the predecessor to StoryCorps and was dedicated to telling stories that brought neglected American voices to a national audience. I"m going to watch it tonight on Amazon's instant video. Next time, as Tom Jones attempts to find his own way in the world, heiress Sophia Western strikes out on her own. A portrait of one of the few remaining men only 'flophouses' on New York City's infamous skid row, the Bowery. And my family has been saying to me for years, Gwyn, when are you going to write something cheerful? HOLLIS: Im gonna have an artificial football field, Im gonna have four basketball courts, Im gonna have a round oval 440 track. I mean, thats what the books like, so it wasnt a big ask to turn a sunny, brilliant, romantic comedy into a sunny, brilliant, romantic comedy. : Youre welcome to come back anytime, buddy. What spurs Blifil to push for his uncle Allworthy to charge Black George? Good luck. Yup: good luck. DANNY: Its very tiny. I mean months and months at a time. SMITH: Why, heres the phone. SMITH:Im Nathan Smith at the Sunshine Hotel. MAX: This is my chance to get away, where I dont have to do anything for anyone, and just indulge to the maximum without being worried about what anyones going to say, or how Im going to affect others. Now it's on an upswing. That's an excuse to make us feel better, "it wouldn't matter what we did, they have a mental illness ".. Nope, I think we failed them as a society, we should've held our hand out, not put a label on "them". The Sunshine Hotel is a link to the Bowery's rapidly vanishing past and home to a fascinating array of characters who tell how they ended up there. [4][8], By 1998, the Sunshine Hotel accommodated about 125 residents. One of my tenants is very ill. Mr. Marshall, room 5-B: 80 years old, senile, dumped here by his son two months ago. . In recent decades, the Sunshine Hotel has been reduced in size with parts being converted into restaurant and office space. I thought a lot about life in those days.
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