Character Secrets
of the Galliano Club
Meet the characters of the Prohibition-era Galliano Club saga.
From immigrants fighting to create new lives, to the woman who test society’s rules to claim their independence, to the bootlegging gangsters who want to cash in on Prohibition, these characters bring the 1920s alive.
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Luca Lombardo
Orphaned in Italy, Luca doesn’t own the Galliano Club but still belongs to him. It’s all he has left after losing his wife and baby to the Spanish influenza shortly after arriving in America.
His secret: He killed the man who murdered his parents.
He wants: To live an American life.
Silent film star Rudolph Valentino serves as inspiration.
Karol Dombrowski
From Poland, Karol works at the Lido Premium Copper and Brass Rolling Mill and lives in the same boarding house as Luca.
His secret: Karol is ambitious but sees no opportunity to move ahead.
He wants: A position of influence to improve the lives of fellow newcomers to America.
He looks just like 1920s film star Conrad Nagel.
Owen Forbes Fisher
A graduate of Syracuse University, Owen is the accountant for the Lido Premium mill.
His secret: He fears his wife will leave him for a richer and more socially connected man.
He wants: To exist at the pinnacle of Lido’s high society.
He looks just like silent film star Buster Keaton.
Tess Kennedy
A graduate of Vassar College, Class of 1924, Tess works in the prestigious First National Bank of Lido.
Her secret: She is a brilliant mathematician.
She wants: To break the bonds of family and societal expectations and make her own decisions.
Silent film star Dorothy Gulliver serves as inspiration.
Ruth Cross
A former Broadway chorus girl, Ruth rents the apartment over the Galliano Club and runs the Tapping Toes School of Dance.
Her secret: She was once convicted of public indecency and lewd behavior and spent time in jail.
She wants: To be more than Luca Lombardo’s friend.
She looks like silent film star Norma Talmadge.
Benny Rotolo
Previously a hitman for Chicago’s North Side gang, Benny was chased out by Al Capone and came to Lido where his cousin lives.
His secret: He’s wanted for murder in Chicago.
He wants: To build a bootlegging empire with the Galliano Club as his signature speakeasy and headquarters.
Ramon Navarro, silent film star, serves as inspiration.
Hanna Gorski
A artist’s model and young widow, Hanna is on the hunt for the person who killed her sister and dumped the body in the Mohawk River near Lido.
Her secret: She has ties to Al Capone’s Chicago Outfit.
She wants: Revenge for her sister’s murder.
Silent film star Anita Page serves as inspiration.