Join host Ruth Chambers as she shares stories from 1800 to 1920 in the dialogue and dialects of the time as written by the authors. You'll hear Gold Rush and Wild West Stories, Tall Tales, and plenty of Mark Twain. Some of the stories were written by the reader herself! Tune in, sit back, and enjoy a taste of simpler times.
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Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Feb 11th, 2016Thu, 02/11/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersBeatrix Potter takes an old story by Aesop and sets it in the Lake District of England. With beautiful water colors by Potter, the story of the City Mouse and the Country Mouse is told. To see the water color pictures, go to the library and enjoy a real book as you listen to today's reading. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Feb 4th, 2016Thu, 02/04/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersAnd it's back to "Huckleberry Finn" for Chapter 6 and some of 7. Pap, Huck's father, has kidnapped Huck and taken him to a remote cabin. Living off the land is covered and the hard, but free life away from town is shared. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Jan 28th, 2016Thu, 01/28/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersAnd today it's back to Mark Twain and his book, "A Tramp Abroad." This is the book with the Blue Jay story and it's pretty cute. I had fun reading it and hope you enjoy listening. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Jan 21st, 2016Thu, 01/21/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersToday we address the foggy world of mental health. Starting with "Ward 6" by Anton Chekhov, who was a doctor and saw the treatment given in the 1870's in Russia, and then moving on to Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer, Detective." The Twain work is one of the writings of Twain that was not published during his life, and is now coming to light through The University of California Press. Listen in for two 1800 treatments before we knew what we know now. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Jan 14th, 2016Thu, 01/14/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersIn the late 1800's, thinking people in various parts of the world were starting to notice the entertaining behavior of their fellow man. Anton Chekhov wrote at the same time as Mark Twain in the second half of the 1800's. "Swan Song" is the humous and insightful story of an older actor in Russia. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Jan 7th, 2016Thu, 01/07/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth Chambers"The Wind in the Willows" is one of my favorite, children of all ages, books. Now for the hunt. The author of this book was a young man during the First World War when 58,000 men were lost on the first day of the Somme. These were 58,000 men from the British Isles, leaving 58,000 women without husbands then and in days to come. The war books don't talk about that. Well, our author was there on the front lines at The Somme. This questionable record of 58,000 men lost still stands as the most men lost on the first day of any known war. (If you haven't guessed, it's A.A. Milne) |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Dec 31st, 2015Thu, 12/31/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersIt's still the Winter Holidays at KDRT LW FM in Davis. Christmas is over and now we are closed at the station for the celebration of the New Year. In the autmatic system is a past show that will repeat again, whatever it is. I've forgotten what I put in the system a few years ago. I'm wonderful, as we all are, but not so wonderful as to remember when Dinos wandered the earth and I chose a show for replay. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Dec 24th, 2015Thu, 12/24/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersAnd now for the Winter Holidays, and Merry Christmas to all. The KDRT station is closed so some past show is being automatically played, and I haven't the faintest idea what show I put in the system a few years ago. Enjoy whatever it is, and Happy New Year! |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Dec 17th, 2015Thu, 12/17/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersThis is the Christmas Show with unknown writings of famous authors. The Winter Holidays have long inspired writers to celebrate this Winter Time with themes of a Baby's birth and the New Year. Many of these fine works get lost to the more popular songs of the season, but let's give a listen to what was shared in the past. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Dec 10th, 2015Thu, 12/10/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth Chambers
It's Winter and it's cold so it's time for snow, ice, and frost bite, and that means Robert W. Service. Today's show does his most famous poems about the Gold Rush in the late 1800's up in Alaska: "Dangerous Dan McGrew," "Sam McGee," and others. Dress warm and listen in for a chilly experience. |
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Thanks to all the folk I meet in town who recognize my voice and say how much they like my show. I like every one of you and we always have a nice chat about Mark Twain. You all are the best of people.
Here's our offering for your collection. It's an ode to our kitty Katie ...
A wonderfully warm Katie Cat
would come running whenever you sat.
She'd rumble and purr,
and had wonderful fur
to cuddle and nuzzle and pat.
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