Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Mar 13th, 2014Thu, 03/13/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersIn celebration of St. Pat's Day, Ruth reads "Bewitched Butter" from the collection of "Irish Folk Stories and Fairy Tales" gathered by William Butler Yeats. Here are some of the best stories from Ireland and "Bewitched Butter" is a good one. Ruth worked very hard on her brogue. "Bewitched Butter" was originally printed in the Dublin University Magazine in 1839. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Mar 6th, 2014Thu, 03/06/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersAnd here is the second half of Bret Harte's "Luck of Roaring Camp." This story takes an hour to read out loud so it's in two parts, and this is the second half. We hear about how Luck got his name and life in Roaring Camp. One of the stories that made Bret Harte's name with readers world wide. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Feb 27th, 2014Thu, 02/27/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersBret Harte's "The Luck of Roaring Camp" takes an hour to read out loud so this week Ruth will read the first half, and next week read the rest. This is the second of Harte's best works, "the Outcasts of Poker Flat" being the other. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Feb 20th, 2014Thu, 02/20/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersRuth reads the second half of "The Outcasts of Poker Flat." We try not to do "to be continued" but the story didn't fit the 28 minute time we have. Bret Harte was as well known as Twain, and had a great writing gift very different from Twain's. Listen in and let us know what you think. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Feb 13th, 2014Thu, 02/13/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersThis week Ruth does a 2 part show starting with the first half of Bret Harte's "The Outcasts of Poker Flat." Next week Ruth will read the second half. Bret Harte was very famous for his time and later, but he did not write books the way Twain did. We have plenty of short stories by Harte and there is so much to enjoy. Listen in... |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Feb 6th, 2014Thu, 02/06/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersThe sound is back. This week's show is from "A Tramp Abroad" by Mark Twain. In his past he was a reporter and in Chapter XL he does his reporting style without jokes. We hear about the Mont Blank glacier and one of the groups who did not do well. Three of the guides fell down a crevass and 42 years later came out the front. This story is from a time when people were just learning that glaciers moved and that lost hikers would move within the glacier. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Jan 30th, 2014Thu, 01/30/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersToday Ruth reads from "Tramp Abroad" by Mark Twain, Chapter 8 "The French Duel." Dueling was a popular way of killing one's self in the 1800's. It took Mark Twain to make fun of this deadly sport and show the silliness of dueling. Hope you enjoy this best of the best of Twain humor. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Jan 23rd, 2014Thu, 01/23/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth ChambersFinally Ruth is back after the flu. Don't get it. It's bad this year. Well, today Ruth reads from "A Tramp Abroad" by Mark Twain. Chapter 8 is called "The Great French Duel." Dueling was a serious business during the 1800's so Twain found a way to make fun of this dangerous way to resolve quarrels. Ruth only coughed once during reading. |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Jan 16th, 2014Thu, 01/16/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth Chambers |
Chambers Street Theatre for 11am on Jan 9th, 2014Thu, 01/09/2014 - 11:35am | Ruth Chambers |
