A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)Cast for Section 1:Narrator/Stage Directions – Tricia GSir John – Algy PugLady Cecily – Liberty StumpValet – Bob GonzalezMr. Harding – John HoerrFrench Maid – Annabelle LiPostal Messenger & “A Man” – David LawrenceMrs. Harding – Bev J. Stevens Audio edited by Tricia G
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From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacock’s special brand of humor. He touches on the changes time has brought about in the city, education, and work habits. Among the other topics in this work are nature, fishing, gardening, success, and spirits–both of the departed and of the variety Prohibition prohibited. Each chapter of this book is a standalone story and if you love a good laugh, these stories are for you. In me, Leacock’s wit ...
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Chronicles of Canada -- Dawn of Canadian History: Aboriginal Canada by Stephen Leacock
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Most readers of Stephen Leacock's works are familiar with his witty and humorous writings, but few may be aware that he was also a gifted teacher, political ideologue, economist and fiction writer. Though he wrote six books on Canadian history, none of them attained the status of a standard text on the subject and were regarded more as opinion pieces without much academic foundation. Yet, the Chronicles of Canada series by Stephen Leacock remains an interesting and entertaining read. In this ...
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8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody gives away it's genre. Soaked in Seaweed or, Upset in the Ocean; Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective; "Q." A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural; Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry; The Man in Asbestos: an Allegory of the Future; Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough; A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Str ...
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Known as the Canadian Mark Twain, Stephen Leacock was a humorist whose gentle parodies and spoofs still evoke a smile and a chuckle more than a hundred years after they were first published. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town was published in 1912. Set in the fictional town of Mariposa in Canada, which is peopled by a delightful assortment of characters, the book has proved to be an enduring classic in the humor genre. Readers around the world continue to enjoy these little stories about the ...
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Welcome to the podcast version of The Best Laid Plans, the winner of the 2008 Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. It's a satirical novel of Canadian politics, written and podcast by Terry Fallis. It recounts the unlikely and eventful alliance between a 30-something burnt out, jaded political staffer, and an older, cantankerous, engineering professor. Driven by a federal election and the life of the resulting minority conservative government, the novel moves between Ottawa, the national capital ...
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A brilliant follow-up to the Stephen Leacock Award-winner The Best Laid Plans, this deeply funny satire continues the story of Honest Angus McLintock, an amateur politician who dares to do the unthinkable: tell the truth. Just when Daniel Addison thinks he can escape his job as a political aide, Angus McLintock, the no-hope candidate he helped into Parliament, throws icy cold water over his plans. Angus has just brought down the government with a deciding vote. Now the crusty Scot wants Dani ...
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The author of the Stephen Leacock Medal-winning The Best Laid Plans brings his trademark humour and sharp storytelling to a new novel set in the high-stakes world of a global public relations agency. On his first day at Turner King, David Stewart quickly realizes that the world of international PR (affectionately, perhaps ironically, known as "the dark side") is a far cry from his previous job on Parliament Hill. For one, he missed the office memo on the all-black dress code; for another, th ...
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Join the Genesius Guild in Rock Island, IL as we produce classic theater...on the radio! This podcast will include productions from our normal repertoire (Shakespearean works such as selections from Hamlet and Greek tragedies such as Philoctetes) and will explore classical works outside of our traditional genre.
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1 - Soaked in Seaweed: or, Upset in the Ocean
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2 - Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective
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02 – The Speculations of Jefferson Thorpe
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3 - "Q." A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural
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03 – The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias
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04 – Personal Adventures in the Spirit World
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4 - Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry
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04 – The Ministrations of the Rev. Mr. Drone
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5 - The Man in Asbestos: an Allegory of the Future
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6 - Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough
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7 - A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Struggle of Hezekiah Hayloft
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07 – The Extraordinary Entaglement of Mr. Pupkin
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8 - Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant
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08 – The Fore-ordained Attachment of Zena Pepperleigh and Peter Pupkin
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10 – The Great Election in Missinaba County
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13 – The Old, Old Story of How Five Men Went Fishing
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15 – The Perplexity Column as Done by the Jaded Journalist
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16 – Simple Stories of Success, or How to Succeed in Life
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Several years ago Genesius Guild founder Don Wooten recorded a number of long-form play introductions as a podcast. Two of those podcasts were about shows that we are producing this summer: Romeo & Juliet and Electra. As a teaser for our upcoming season, we invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy Don Wooten's introduction to Romeo & Juliet! Credit…
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CREDITS Floyd Dell, King Arthur's Socks Gwen (Guenevere Robinson) - Chelsea Ward Vivian (Vivian Smith) - Liz Sager Mary - Anna Schneider Lancelot (Lancelot Jones) - Mischa Hooker Narrator - John Turner Poetry Reading John Turner read poems by Arthur Davison Ficke Liz Sager read poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay Director / Organizer / Sound Editor: M…
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Genesius Guild 2021 Christmas Special
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Welcome to our second holiday special! We give you first a touching family Christmas story, "Christmas at Red Butte," by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the author of Anne of Green Gables. Next, a Christmas meditation by Charles Dickens, entitled "A Christmas Tree." In this piece, the author of "A Christmas Carol" offers, instead of a story, a set of reminis…
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14 - Homer and Humbug, an Academic Discussion
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