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 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. |
Chambers Street Theatre Apr 12th, 2012Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 12th show. "Just a Stage Coach Ride in the Country" is another of Ruth's stories. This one is about a lady getting sick on the stage and saving the lives of all on the stage. It's kind of funny. And there are Indians. |
Chambers Street Theatre Apr 5th, 2012Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 11th show. Another of Ruth's stories about something not written about much, the lost husband. Did he die in a snow storm, did he have another family, did he take on another kind of life....? The story is titled "Rumor of a Man." |
Chambers Street Theatre Mar 29th, 2012Thu, 03/29/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 10th show. Ruth reads her story about missing women. Where did they go? Are they still alive? Did someone kill them? And then the story of Baseball. It's a "believe it or not," 'cause Baseball started in 1849. |
Chambers Street Theatre Mar 22nd, 2012Thu, 03/22/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth Chambers |
Chambers Street Theatre Mar 15th, 2012Thu, 03/15/2012 - 11:00am | Ruth ChambersThe 8th show. Reading from her book, "The Weight of Gold," Ruth reads about the Chinese who were so important in California history. |
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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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