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 Jun 16th, 2016Thu, 06/16/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersLet's rediscover a good author who seems to have been forgotten: Arthur W. Upfield. Today we read from his "who-done-it": "The Bachelors of Broken Hill." Upfield was an Englishman who spent his adult life in Australia, and usually included some aspects of Aborigine culture in his plots. Let's listen in as Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte solves the murders, yes, Inspector Bony: slim, suave, and impeccably dressed...oh, and half Aborigine with blue eyes. Let us join the story in Australia at the scene of the crimes... |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Jun 9th, 2016Thu, 06/09/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth Chambers |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Jun 2nd, 2016Thu, 06/02/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersAnd here we are again with Mark Twain and "Roughing It." Ruth reads from the Zephyr and Tarantula chapter, and how can we miss with that combination. Again we use the Disco CD to get the show going and later include "Shake, Shake, Shake, Shake that Booty" when the Tarantulas escape. Don't miss the fun.
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Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on May 26th, 2016Thu, 05/26/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth Chambers |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on May 19th, 2016Thu, 05/19/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersOpening the show with the Disco song "That's the Way I Like It," we go into the reading of "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll. And that brings us up to date in a fun way, or such was the intention. Also read is "Jabberwocky," another Lewis Carrol delight. Listen in and enjoy the fun. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on May 12th, 2016Thu, 05/12/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersAnd here we are for the second half of "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll. The first half was last week so we take up in the middle for this wandering tale of the Snark. Have a good time...it's silly, but fun. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on May 5th, 2016Thu, 05/05/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersToday we go "Hunting for the Snark," by Lewis Carroll, and it's not an easy read so listen to the fun with a forgiving ear. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Apr 28th, 2016Thu, 04/28/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth Chambers |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Apr 21st, 2016Thu, 04/21/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth Chambers |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11:00am on Apr 14th, 2016Thu, 04/14/2016 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersWe have a novelist right here in Davis. Yes, we do, and her name is Spring Warren. She has written the book "Turpentine." In our review of the book, we (meaning me) have read a short section on Coal Mining in the late 1800's. Research is the strong theme running through the book and the Coal Mining section is very well backed up with interesting details and facts. It was many of our grandfathers who came to this country and started in the PA mines which made these grandfathers survivors so I open the show with "I Will Survive" (the Disco Hit). If our grandfathers hadn't survived "The Widow Maker" mine, we wouldn't be here. |
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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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