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 11am on Jun 6th, 2013Thu, 06/06/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersJune 6, 2013 Ruth reads from her book, "The Weight of Gold." It's the fire and flood times in Old Sacramento when the city was raised one story to stop flooding and buildings were made of brick. It's the real Old West complete with problem solving. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on May 30th, 2013Thu, 05/30/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersMay 30, 2013 With the weather nice and warm, Ruth reads from her book about snow in the Sierras and "The Christmas Pudding." Miners up in the snows of Winter create a pudding from what's available on a mountain far from home. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on May 23rd, 2013Thu, 05/23/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersMay 23, 2013 Today Ruth reads Native American stories from before the Settlers and before the Small Pox. These are the old stories of a oneness with the animals and nature, and the adventures of the trickster Spider. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on May 16th, 2013Thu, 05/16/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersMay 16, 2013 Yes, there was another Gold Rush, and it was way up North with the snow and ice of Canada and Alaska. Who better to tell the tales of the 1890 time than author Robert W. Service? It's a half hour of Service at his best, read by Ruth. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on May 9th, 2013Thu, 05/09/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersMay 9, 2013 Before we forget, living at the same time as Mark Twain was Poe. Ruth reads "The Raven" once again because she likes this poem/story, and adds two old crow ballads, one from England and one from Scotland, with a surprise or two. One of the best shows we've done. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on May 2nd, 2013Thu, 05/02/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersMay 2, 2013 It's another fun show of Robert W. Service stories/poems. Ruth reads Service because he is one of the best, and one of the few to tell the Gold Rush story from 1890 Alaska. Hear how one man finally got warm in that drat North weather. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Apr 25th, 2013Thu, 04/25/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersThis week is Mark Twain time with "The Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." This was the short story that made Mark Twain famous. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Apr 18th, 2013Thu, 04/18/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersGwen Moffat had a full life in Wales as a trail guide and later a book writer. She first wrote about trails, then about crime. Her publisher invited Gwen to come to America and follow the trail of the wagon trains. She did this in a four wheel drive and mostly by herself. Hear her take on South Pass and Yellowstone as read by Ruth. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Apr 11th, 2013Thu, 04/11/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersRuth reads three Nebraska Indian stories from the 1700's before the settlers came. These stories show the humor of the Native Americans as well as their being part of nature. "The Fox," "Flint Chief," and "Dog" are the tales told. Well worth the hearing. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Apr 4th, 2013Thu, 04/04/2013 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersAnd it's all about Mark Twain from his book "The Autobiography of Mark Twain." Ruth reads about Twain's efforts to publish in the late 1860s. It wasn't easy, but it's Twain so there is a lot of fun. |
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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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