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 Sep 24th, 2015Thu, 09/24/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersThere is a beautiful discriptive section of "Roughing It" where Twain talks of his time at Sea in the Hawaiian Islands. He talks of the moon and so I thought of Willie Nelson's "Stardust." Quite different but they do go together for some moon and star moments. Enjoy. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Sep 17th, 2015Thu, 09/17/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersIf I am not mistaken, there is no copy of this show so if you open this show there is nothing. Sometimes 28 minutes of silence is nice. Let's use this time for quiet thoughts. Or even taking a nap. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Sep 10th, 2015Thu, 09/10/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersWell, here we are on the Stage Coach in "Roughing It." This is Mark Twain, of course. We can never have enough of Mark Twain. So here's some more ... from Chapter 3. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Sep 3rd, 2015Thu, 09/03/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersAnd once again the CD player did not work for the "Happy Trails" introduction to the show so Ruth and Mike Sullivan hum. Today Mike and Ruth open with the second half of Twain's "Tahoe," where the entire mountain side is burned. Then it's on to two skits: "Beautiful Lake Tahoe" and "Advice Mailbox." The end of the show closes with Ruth and Mike humming "Happy Trails." |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Aug 27th, 2015Thu, 08/27/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersToday Ruth reads the first half of the Mark Twain "Tahoe" experience. Yes, Mark Twain was at Tahoe as he was almost everywhere else in California and Nevada. Next week Ruth will read the second half of "Tahoe." Well, it's one of those "to be continued" shows. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Aug 20th, 2015Thu, 08/20/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersThe last skit of the season before Bryce Parker goes back to college, is performed today: "Two Mountain Men in the Snow." The cast includes Bryce, Mike Sullivan, Lois Richter, and Ruth. Also on the show is the poem: "Eldorado" by E.A. Poe. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Aug 13th, 2015Thu, 08/13/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersIt's back to Mark Twain's "Autobiography" in Chapter 22. Any Mark Twain is fine listening so lean back and enjoy. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Aug 6th, 2015Thu, 08/06/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth Chambers"Life on the Mississippi" was written by Mark Twain about the time before he was "a famous writer." Here he is, just "learnin'" the river, and there's more to it than just water with a boat on it. "Learnin'" the river required seeing in the dark when the night was dark as black cats. Listen in for special learnin'. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Jul 30th, 2015Thu, 07/30/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersEvery once and a while, the "The Chambers Street Players" come on the show with a skit. Today the radio show: "For the Birds," crowds five performers in the about 4 feet by 6 foot KDRT studio with three mics and cooks up a fun time, or such was the intention. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Jul 23rd, 2015Thu, 07/23/2015 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersRuth has been searching through Mark Twain's works to find a section that could be as close to Twain's every day voice and thinking as possible. In the Autobiography, Twain writes of his wife's death. There is not the stage performer here, or the man who loved big words -- it's mostly a regular voice sharing a painful time. Of course, it's a well written painful time so listen in and hear the legend's "close as we can get" real voice. |
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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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