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 Jun 21st, 2012Thu, 06/21/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 22nd show. "Roughing It" by Mark Twain is the book; the chapter is "The Pony Express." Not enough people know how funny "Roughing It" is. Be sure to spread the word. We all need the laughter. |
Chambers Street Theatre Jun 14th, 2012Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 21st show. This week we finish Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark." Then it's on to more Mark Twain with "The Pony Express" from "Roughing It," Ruth's favorite Twain book. |
Chambers Street Theatre Jun 7th, 2012Thu, 06/07/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth Chambers |
Chambers Street Theatre May 31st, 2012Thu, 05/31/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 19th show. Two names are the biggest on the list of Gold Rush writers: Mark Twain and Bret Harte. We start with Chapter 4 from "Roughing It" by Twain, then on to Harte with "Tennessee's Partner." |
Chambers Street Theatre May 24th, 2012Thu, 05/24/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 18th show. From "Roughing It" by Mark Twain... Had to edit some of Chapters 2-4 to get most of it in, but it's still Twain and swell of course. |
Chambers Street Theatre May 17th, 2012Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 17th show. "The Transcontinental Train" and "The Theatre" by Ruth are read. She writes the stories to cover something not covered by others so forgive her for taking pen in hand. |
Chambers Street Theatre May 10th, 2012Thu, 05/10/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 16th show. Mark Twain's book "Roughing It" is one of Ruth's favorites so here's a selection of stories: "Dick Baker and His Cat," "Buck Fanshaw's Death," and "Prefoctory." |
Chambers Street Theatre May 3rd, 2012Thu, 05/03/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 15th show. Ruth reads from her stories: "The Indian," "The Governor's Ball," and "Freddie is Missing." These are stories not told by others so Ruth is telling them in her book "The Weight of Gold." |
Chambers Street Theatre Apr 26th, 2012Thu, 04/26/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 14th show. Two stories from Ruth's book "The Weight of Gold, the Expanded Second Edition." "A Walk in Time" about slavery in California after we became a Free State. And "A Handful of Cards" about card playing in the early days. |
Chambers Street Theatre Apr 19th, 2012Thu, 04/19/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 13th show. For those who like a little darkness with their humor, Ruth reads from her extended second edition of her book. "There are Lies and There are Lies" is a friendly story of a family buried in snow with a deer. All the group are later reburied together in a cemetery. "The Mortician and the Widow Wick" is a romantic story of two not so pleasing people who fall in "love" by their own rules. |
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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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