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 Oct 25th, 2012Thu, 10/25/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 40th show. Today we hear some tough and tumble tales from the Old West. John Muir tells of being in an Avalanche in Yosemite. This story is from "Sequoia Tall Tree," "Sierra Club Bulletin," January 1920. Then we hear "Journalism in Tennessee" by Mark Twain. Talk about rough! |
Chambers Street Theatre Oct 18th, 2012Thu, 10/18/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 39th show. "Firebelle Lillie" is read. Lillie was a lady from San Francisco so you be the judge if what she did was shocking. It certainly was fun. |
Chambers Street Theatre Oct 11th, 2012Thu, 10/11/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 38th show. Again we read from Louisa May Alcott's "Hospital Sketches." On Sept. 20 we heard about Alcott getting a pass, and today we hear of her day in the hospital. And remember this is just after Fredricksburg in the Civil War. Then Ruth reads "The Cat and the Frog" from her book. |
Chambers Street Theatre Oct 4th, 2012Thu, 10/04/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 37th show. The 150 year celebration of the Union Pacific. Ruth reads about the trians that made the West -- from "Sacramento" by W. Holden. This is THE research book on Sacramento. It's available at the Sacramento History Museum. |
Chambers Street Theatre Sep 27th, 2012Thu, 09/27/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 36th show. Two stories by Ruth are read. "Sam and Tom" about two miners with a role reversal, and "The Cabin" about two young lovers. I write these stories because no on else has covered these topics, and the stories of the time should to be heard. |
Chambers Street Theatre Sep 20th, 2012Thu, 09/20/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 35th show. Here we are again with Louisa May Alcott, who was the author of "Little Women," but also a nurse during the Civil War. Here is a story from her book "Hospital Sketches." This reading is "Getting a Pass." It's always so difficult to do anything "well meaning" but just like Alcott, we can stick with it and make a difference. Also read is Ruth's story "The Cat and the Frog." |
Chambers Street Theatre Sep 20th, 2012Thu, 09/20/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 35th show. It is not generally known, but Louisa May Alcott was a Civil War nurse. She was there after Fredericksburg so she saw the worst. She wrote about her time in "Hospital Sketches." Ruth had to send away for a copy of this book. It's not on the shelf in a store. Ruth also reads her own story, "Cat and the Frog." |
Chambers Street Theatre Sep 13th, 2012Thu, 09/13/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 34th show. "Bricks" is the story of the Widow making a Bee Hive Oven in Sacramento City. "The Shadow's Edge" tells about the game food disappearing and the founding of the Dept. of Fish and Game. Did you know oysters were the first game hunting fight? Yes, they were. Not with each other -- oysters are a peace loving group, but the human gatherers were in a killing mood over oysters. Something had to be done. And it all started in 1849. Two stories by that Chambers lady. |
Chambers Street Theatre Sep 6th, 2012Thu, 09/06/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 33rd show. It's Jack London time, and about time. One of his best stories is "To Build a Fire." Ruth reads the first part of this story. Of course this is the Gold Rush in Alaska so there is plenty of snow. It doen't take much to figure we're going to have to build a fire. |
Chambers Street Theatre Aug 30th, 2012Thu, 08/30/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 32nd show. From the book "Louisa May Alcott" by Susan Cheever, we hear "Civil War Nurse and Medical Practices." Alcott was a Civil War nurse just after Fredericksburg so she saw some rough times. Then we hear "How I Edited an Agricultural Paper" by Mark Twain. We can use a good laugh after the Alcott Civil War story. |
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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.
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