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 Oct 9th, 2014Thu, 10/09/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersRuth continues with "You Know Me Al" by Ring Lardner. The 1914 baseball pitcher Jack is now married. His other two gals married others so he marries Florrie who isn't as good looking. Here is where Lardner cleverly shares how private lives can ruin a ball player. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Oct 2nd, 2014Thu, 10/02/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersRuth continues with Ring Laudner and "You Know Me Al." This week we hear some of the romance problems of Jack. Being a simple but talented pitcher, Jack can have some female problems but he does recover swiftly. Rather funny stuff. Ruth also reads something she wrote about things the Queen of England should solve regarding naming of cities. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Sep 25th, 2014Thu, 09/25/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersToday's reading of "You Know Me Al" by Ring Lardner starts with July 20 from San Francisco. The pitcher Jack has been demoted to Frisco and then is called back to the White Sox, but he is engaged to Hazel Carney "a great big stropping girl that must weigh one hundred and sixty lbs." They have a long distance romance for a while but she wants to come to Chi and get married. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Sep 18th, 2014Thu, 09/18/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersRuth continues with "You Know Me Al" by Ring Lardner. Today the fictional letters from a Bush League Baseball player cover April 11- May 20. Jack the pitcher loses his place in the "Big Show" and is traded down to Frisco. His girl friend Violet doesn't want to waste time on a "Busher." The story may be fiction but Lardner tells the behind the scenes truth of Baseball. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Sep 11th, 2014Thu, 09/11/2014 - 4:10pm | Ruth ChambersRuth continues reading from Ring Laudner's book, "You Know Me Al." This week we hear March 9 throgh April 10 of the fictional letters from a bush league pitcher that made Laudner famous. Listen in for a lot of fun from baseball is 1914. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Sep 4th, 2014Thu, 09/04/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersIn a effort to share American vernacular writers, we hear ""You Know Me Al" by Ring Lardner. Ruth reads a few of the first fictitous letters home by a semiliterate pro baseball player named Jack Keefe. These letters made Lardner famous in his time. Lardner was born in 1885. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Aug 28th, 2014Thu, 08/28/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersWe had a quake out here in California, mostly in Napa, so I read from Mark Twain, "Quake." Then went on to "Reading in the Digs," and Chap. 1 of "Huck Finn." It makes for a nice comparison of writing from late in Twain's life and much earlier when he was newly married in a "love match" that brought much joy and his best writing. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Aug 21st, 2014Thu, 08/21/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersThe weather has been so nice, Ruth decided to read her own story: "Just a Stage Coach Ride in the Country." Hope you enjoy the ride. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Aug 14th, 2014Thu, 08/14/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersRuth reads the second half of the Mark Twain recollections of Bret Harte. They knew each other before fame and after. Then Ruth reads a few poems by Harte that are quite entertaining. All this makes for a good half hour of radio. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Aug 7th, 2014Thu, 08/07/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersOnce again the KDRT Theatre Players perform original material meant to entertain and defuse. Today the skits will be "Salad and the Burning of the KDRT Studio Kitchen, part 2," "Doper Dan," and "Cat's Craddle." The players will be announced on air as they could change at any moment, 'cause that's how it is. |
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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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