Podcast appearances and mentions of Edna Ferber

Our setting descriptions should do more than describe a place.  They can also show the reader much about our character.  Here's how to do so.  Also: what's the main thing our plot needs: trouble.  Here's why.  And how Edna Ferber worked.Support the show

Fanny Herself is the story of Fanny Brandeis, a young girl coming of age in the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century. It is generally considered to have been based on Ferber's own experiences growing up in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ferber would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize in a 1925 for her book So Big, and is also the author of Showboat and Cimarron.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fanny Herself is the story of Fanny Brandeis, a young girl coming of age in the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century. It is generally considered to have been based on Ferber's own experiences growing up in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ferber would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize in a 1925 for her book So Big, and is also the author of Showboat and Cimarron.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fanny Herself is the story of Fanny Brandeis, a young girl coming of age in the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century. It is generally considered to have been based on Ferber's own experiences growing up in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ferber would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize in a 1925 for her book So Big, and is also the author of Showboat and Cimarron.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fanny Herself is the story of Fanny Brandeis, a young girl coming of age in the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century. It is generally considered to have been based on Ferber's own experiences growing up in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ferber would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize in a 1925 for her book So Big, and is also the author of Showboat and Cimarron.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fanny Herself is the story of Fanny Brandeis, a young girl coming of age in the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century. It is generally considered to have been based on Ferber's own experiences growing up in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ferber would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize in a 1925 for her book So Big, and is also the author of Showboat and Cimarron.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The stupendous publication of Edna Ferber's Giant in 1952 set off a storm of protest over the novel's portrayal of Texas manners, money and mores with oil-rich Texans threatening to shoot, lynch or ban Ferber from ever entering the state again.In Giant Love, Julie Gilbert writes of the internationally best-selling Ferber, one of the most widely read writers in the first half of the 20th Century – her evolution from mid-west maverick girl-reporter to Pulitzer Prize winning, beloved American novelist, from her want-to-be actress days to becoming Broadway's acclaimed prize-winning playwright whose collaborators – George S. Kauffman and Moss Hart, among them, were, along with Ferber, herself, the most successful playwrights of their time.bout the AuthorJULIE GILBERT was born in New York City and was educated at Boston University. She is the author of four books, among them a biography of her great aunt, Edna Ferber, Edna Ferber and Her Circle and Opposite Attraction: The Lives of Erich Maria Remarque and Paulette Goddard, Gilbert is a member of The Dramatists Guild, The Writers Guild of America, East, The Authors Guild, Actors' Equity, and League of Professional Theater Women. She has taught Creative Writing at New York University's School of Continuing Education and currently heads The Writers Academy at The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida where she lives part time, as well as in New York City.For more info on the book click HERE

We sit down with acclaimed author and playwright Julie Gilbert to explore the legacy of her great-aunt, Edna Ferber—Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and trailblazing woman of letters. Gilbert's new book, Giant Love, takes us behind the scenes of Ferber's most controversial and celebrated novel, Giant, and the iconic film it inspired, starring Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean.From Ferber's unconventional childhood and her fight against anti-Semitism to her unapologetic presence in a male-dominated literary world, Gilbert paints a vivid portrait of a woman far ahead of her time. The conversation dives into Ferber's complicated Hollywood experience, her surprising friendship with James Dean, and the bold social commentary that made Giant both a bestseller and a lightning rod.

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Edna Ferber was a master of character description.  Here are a few of her characters, and maybe we can pick up some of her skill.  Also, how many words a day do famous writers write, and how many words a day should we write?  And showing pain, as opposed to telling about pain.Support the show

Why are some novels so good?  One of the reasons is that the author is a master at setting descriptions.  How did Charlotte Bronte and Edna Ferber make their settings magical?  We'll talk about their techniques here.  Also, strong verbs versus weak verbs: how and why to choose the stronger action word.Support the show

On this week's episode of You Are What You Read, we are sitting down with bestselling author Julie Gilbert for a conversation about her beloved aunt, Edna Ferber. Julie writes about her Edna Ferber in the biography, Edna Ferber and Her Circle, and in her latest book, Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film. Julie has taught Creative Writing at New York University's School of Continuing Education and currently heads The Writers Academy at The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida. In this episode, Julie walks us through the Golden Age of Hollywood from the writer's desk of her aunt Edna Ferber, the Pulitizer Prize-winning novelist, short story writer and playwright.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Novelist and playwright Edna Ferber (1885-1968) lived a wondrous life: residing in Manhattan as a member of the famed Algonquin Round Table, writing a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (So Big), and producing works that Hollywood turned into twentieth-century classics, including the Kern & Hammerstein musical Show Boat and George Stevens's Giant, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean. Along the way, she also served as a caretaker and mentor for her grandniece, who was wowed by her great aunt's style, presence, and celebrity connections. In this episode, Jacke talks to Julie Gilbert, that little girl who grew up to become a writer herself, about her new book Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film. PLUS Jacke talks to Yiddish literature expert Jessica Kirzane about her choice for the last book she will ever read. Additional listening: 567 Your Dream Guest: Jessica Kirzane on Translating Yiddish Literature 316 Willa Cather (with Lauren Marino) 64 Dorothy Parker (with Mike Palindrome) The music in this episode is by Gabriel Ruiz-Bernal. Learn more at gabrielruizbernal.com. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this epiosde, I spoke with author Julie Gilbert about her book "Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film". A book that explores the great American novelist and playwright Edna Ferber, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Ficton, whose work was made into many Academy Award-winning movies; the writing of her controversial, international best-selling novel about Texas, and the making of George Stevens' Academy Award winning epic film of the same name, Giant.

Edna Ferber share a baseball story. But it's not about baseball.

In this edition of Madison BookBeat, host Sara Batkie speaks with Milwaukee-based author Katharine Beutner about her Edna Ferber Award-winning novel, Killingly, which is out now in paperback from Soho Crime.Massachusetts, 1897: Bertha Mellish, “the most peculiar, quiet, reserved girl” at Mount Holyoke College, is missing. As a search team dredges the pond where Bertha might have drowned, her panicked father and sister arrive desperate to find some clue to her fate or state of mind. Bertha's best friend, Agnes, a scholarly loner studying medicine, might know the truth, but she is being unhelpfully tightlipped, inciting the suspicions of Bertha's family, her classmates, and the private investigator hired by the Mellish family doctor. As secrets from Agnes's and Bertha's lives come to light, so do the competing agendas driving each person who is searching for Bertha. Where did Bertha go? Who would want to hurt her? And could she still be alive?Katharine Beutner takes a real-life unsolved mystery and crafts it into an unforgettable historical portrait of academia, family trauma, and the risks faced by women who dared to pursue unconventional paths at the end of the 19th century. Katharine is an associate professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; previously, she taught in Ohio and Hawai`i. She earned a BA in Classical Studies at Smith College and an MA in English (creative writing) and a PhD in English literature at the University of Texas at Austin. Her first novel, Alcestis, won the Edmund White Debut Fiction Award and was a finalist for other awards, including the Lambda Literary Association's Lesbian Debut Fiction Award.

Notes and Links to Kathleen Rooney's Work          For Episode 243, Pete welcomes Kathleen Rooney, and the two discuss, among other topics, her childhood love of story and her later connections to Chicago and Chicagoland, her devotion to words and sentences and poetry, her fascination with Colleen Moore and her Fairy Castle, seeds for From Dust to Stardust, and salient themes and issues in her book like stereotyping, early Hollywood, the burdens carried by young women and all women in Hollywood, and the power of cinema.       Kathleen Rooney is a founding editor of Rose Metal Press, a nonprofit publisher of literary work in hybrid genres, and a founding member of Poems While You Wait, a team of poets and their typewriters who compose commissioned poetry on demand. She is the author of the novels Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk and Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey, and her latest poetry collection Where Are the Snows, winner of the XJ Kennedy Prize, was released in Fall of 2022 by Texas Review Press. Her latest novel, From Dust to Stardust, came out in September 2023. She lives in Chicago and teaches at DePaul.   Buy From Dust to Stardust   Kathleen's DePaul University Bio   “Checking out Historical Chicago: Kathleen Rooney's From Dust to Stardust” From Chicago Review of Books At about 2:00, Kathlen talks about her early years in various parts of the country and her love of cities  At about 3:35, Kathleen talks about her great love of the written word, and always wanting to “tell stories” At about 5:30, Kathleen gives background on Chicagoland  At about 8:10, Various parts of IL and connections to David Foster Wallace are discussed  At about 9:30, Kathleen discusses formative writers, including “classic” poetry and how she is “attracted to words” At about 14:00, Kathleen cites music influences like Bob Dylan, a “fellow word pervert” and B96 in Chicago and 90s hip hop At about 15:50, Kathleen talks about how her Irish heritage has influenced her writing, and how her protagonist was limited by Irish tropes At about 18:00, Kathleen gives some background on “thin places” from Gaelic yore, its connections to the book's epigraph, and some plot summary/exposition for the book At about 22:15, Kathleen builds on earlier discussion of the early history of Hollywood and various locations for shooting movies, after Pete and she reflect on the beautiful Cinema Paradiso and ideas of the magic of cinema At about 24:05, Kathleen details her interest in Colleen Moore, and also gives seeds for the book At about 26:15, Kathleen describes Chicago's incredible Fairy Castle of Colleen Moore  At about 28:20, Pete and Kathleen talk about other vanity/aspirational projects of the 1920s and on, Hearst, etc. At about 29:20, Pete gives background on the book's main character's, Eileen's, early fascination with movies At about 30:15, Kathleen outlines the Eileen's family and various backstories and influences on Eileen At about 32:50, Pete asks Kathleen about her book's structure-flashbacks and flashforward, and how the memories are narrated/formatted  At about 36:50, Kathleen remarks on how she used flashbacks a little differently than some other popular movies At about 37:45, Pivotal early scenes that lead Eileen to Hollywood are recounted, and Kathleen expands on the insular environment of early Holywood At about 41:00, The two discuss the infamous D.W. Griffith and his connections to the book At about 42:00, Kathleen discusses the ways in which casting and life affect women, especially young women, and their choices At about 44:40, Kathleen talks about the various iterations of A Star is Born and its significance in Hollywood history At about 46:00, Marion Davies and her unfair/incomplete reputation are explained At about 47:30, Pete notes the ways in which Doreen is her own biggest fan and supporter and her agency and hard work At about 48:40, Kathleen shares her connections to Edna Ferber, the real-life writer referenced in the book At about 51:30, Kathleen responds to Pete's questions about typecasting in early Hollywood, and what research Kathleen used for the parts of the silent film era At about 54:30, Pete wonders about redemptive actions and motives for Eileen's father and his help with the Fairy Castle At about 57:20, Kathleen shouts out a few Chicagoland bookstores and other places to buy her book, and also gives social media//contact info At about 58:25, Kathleen talks about the magic of Poems While You Wait      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. 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Campbell Playhouse | (17) Show Boat [Musical] | Broadcast: March 31, 1939Story is about love on the Mississippi features Helen Morgan in the role she made famous (and that made her famous).A piece of yellow paper had been delivered to Kim Ravenoe in her dressing room the previous evening. She sat on a train heading south now, the paper in her hand crumpled now from being the Showboat is a celebrated American musical founded on Edna Ferber's best selling novel.Starring: Ray Collins; Grace Cotten; Helen Morgan; Everett Sloane; Margaret Sullavan; Orson Welles: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr

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The Midwest, 1912: Ivy Keller is on summer vacation and bored limp. Until her father takes her to a baseball game. What ensues is a love triangle between Ivy's father wanting the best for her, the star baseball pitcher and Ivy, and Ivy's love of the game.​ Cast (in speaking order): ALLISON JANNEY as The Narrator ED O'NEILL as Pa Keller TAYLOR MISIAK as Ivy Keller KATHRYN GRODY as Ma Keller JOHN SKELLEY as Rudy Schlachweiler PAUL URCIOLI as The Proprietor with SAM TSOUTSOUVAS, the voice of RPR Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our first film review for Season 4, we take a look at Outstanding Production winner Cimarron, based on Edna Ferber's best-selling novel. For modern audiences, this polarizing film often jockeys for position with other notorious Best Oscar winner The Broadway Melody as potentially the worst awarded movie. What do Sara and Dad think? You'll have to listen to find out!Our history timeline introduces a new episode feature: Top Song on the day of the film's release. We also have a special announcement at the end of the episode about what is coming next week: a special surprise!Please leave us a review wherever you are listening!Email us rants as well as raves: sheacinema@gmail.comYou can also find us on Instagram (and now Twitter/X): @sheacinema

New full-length episodes beginning Jan. 30. Edna Ferber's So Big was the top-selling novel of 1924 and it won a Pulitzer Prize, yet it's little known now! Wildly popular in its day, So Big was adapted for film three times, the second of which (in 1932) starred Barbara Stanwyck and featured a young Bette Davis in one of her earliest roles. Join us for a discussion of the book and the 1932 film with Dr. Caroline Frick from the Department of Radio-Television-Film at University of Texas, Austin. Discussed in this episode: So Big by Edna FerberSaving Cinema: The Politics of Preservation by Caroline Frick Texas Archive of the Moving ImageL.A. Story (1991 film) Showboat by Edna FerberCimarron by Edna FerberAlgonquin Round TableAnti-SemitismYiddishButtered Side Down by Edna FerberDawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed by Edna FerberAlan HaleSkipper on Gilligan's IslandMy Antonia by Willa Catherpre-code HollywoodMPAA rating systemBarbara StanwyckSo Big (1932 film)Baby Face (1933 film)Cabbage Patch KidDorothy Canfield Fisher and The Home-Maker on Lost Ladies of Lit Episode 9Warner Bros. Cimarron (1931 film)Academy Award Bette DavisThe Farmer's Wife (1998 PBS documentary)  Support the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comDiscuss episodes on our Facebook Forum. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

Con tan sólo tres películas en su carrera, James Dean se convirtió en el gran mito cinematográfico de los años 50. Hoy recuperamos la última de las cintas protagonizadas por el icono estadounidense: Gigante(1956). Basada en la novela homóniMa de 1952 publicada por Edna Ferber, el film trata del devenir histórico de una familia que, tras hallar petróleo en su rancho de Texas, son presionados para transformarlo en una explotación petrolera. “Han pasado más de 60 años pero el crudo sigue siendo protagonista”, afirma Sara Carbonell, directora general del bróker CMC Markets. Con esta materia prima como telón de fondo, el director George Stevens(que se alzó con el premio Óscar a la mejor dirección) aborda el racismo y la discriminación social junto a la lucha de clases o el papel de las mujeres en la sociedad. “No ganó más porque había películas buenísimas”, apunta Sara Carbonell, al tiempo que recuerda que James Dean fue nominado por su papel como Jett Rink, uno de los empleados de la finca que termina encontrando petróleo en su terreno pero, a pesar de su inmensa fortuna, no consigue lo que realmente le importa: el amor de Leslie(Elizabeth Taylor). James Dean nunca pudo recibir la noticia de su nominación ya que moría en un accidente de coche poco después de terminar el rodaje pero nacía la leyenda.

George Feltenstein joins the podcast to review three new July Blu-ray releases from the Warner Archive.  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer made every effort to impress with its first talking motion picture, setting a new standard for big-budget films and establishing an archetype for decades of movie musicals to follow in "The Broadway Melody." The Great White Way truly becomes the Street of Broken Dreams when sisters Queenie and Hank Mahoney (Anita Page and Bessie Love) follow Hank's boyfriend, Eddie Kearns (Charles King), to Manhattan with visions of stardom. In New York, Eddie and Queenie are attracted to each other, but unwilling to betray her sister, Queenie dates a feckless cad. Now, Hank must sort out the tangle of aspirations and emotions that form this tragic love triangle. Filled with a memorable score of unforgettable songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, this was the first sound film to win the Academy Award® for Best Picture (1929-30). Purchase THE BROADWAY MELODY"CIMARRON" the (1931) Academy Award®-winning adaptation of Edna Ferber's novel traces the lives of two people who are in love with each other--but in love with life even more--as they struggle to bring civilization to the Western frontier in Cimarron! 1898. The Oklahoma Land Rush. As thousands of would-be settlers race across a barren desert to be the first to stake their claim to a plot of land, Yancey Cravat (Richard Dix) is cheated out of his property by Dixie Lee (Estelle Taylor). Without the farm they had hoped to start, Yancey and his wife, Sabra (Irene Dunne), take over the local newspaper after the editor is assassinated. But as the newspaper helps bring order to a lawless land, Yancey feels the wanderlust to find new frontiers and new adventures, and Sabra stays to build a publishing empire. Always in love, frequently apart and destined for greatness, Yancey and Sabra lead lives as tempestuous as the land they have chosen for their home in this epic Western classic. Purchase CIMARRONDuBARRY WAS A LADY (1943)Hapless nightclub hatcheck boy Red Skelton loves glamorous chanteuse Lucille Ball. Handsome hoofer Gene Kelly loves her too. And Lucy? Lucy loves money. Then Red mistakenly gulps down a Mickey Finn and dreams he's in 18th-century France. Before you can powder your wig, a throng of suitors – Red, Gene, King Louis XV, a dashing rebel, a sinister duke and just about everybody – loves Lucy! This glittery, tune-filled bonbon features a supporting cast of wags and wits (including the inimitable Zero Mostel) and three Cole Porter songs from the original Broadway smash: “Friendship,” “Katie Went to Haiti” and “Do I Love You?” Cherchez la Lucy for comedy, music and star power from Hollywood's golden era. Purchase DuBARRY WAS A LADY The Extras Facebook pageThe Extras Twitter Warner Archive & Warner Bros Catalog GroupOtaku Media produces podcasts, behind-the-scenes extras, and media that connect creatives with their fans and businesses with their consumers. Contact us today to see how we can work together to achieve your goals. www.otakumedia.tv

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One Basket by Edna Ferber audiobook. This sparkling collection of 7 short stories by Ferber includes some that are considered her all time best like The Woman Who Tried To be Good and The Maternal Feminine. Writing for and about women, Edna Ferber touches the very heart and soul of what it means to be human; to make good choices and bad; to be weak and strong. This was a very popular book when published in 1913

Personality Plus by Edna Ferber audiobook. Personality Plus is an early novel by American author Edna Ferber. Originally published in 1914, Personality Plus is the second of three volumes chronicling the travels and events in the life of Emma McChesney. Ferber achieved her first successes with a series of stories centering around this character, a stylish and intelligent divorced mother who rises rapidly in business.

Roast Beef, Medium by Edna Ferber audiobook. This book follows the adventures of Emma McChesney, a smart and savvy divorced mother who travels the Midwest as a sales representative for a large skirt and petticoat manufacturer. Her many adventures with people, (including predatory salesmen and hotel clerks), are funny and poignant. She is hardworking and able to outsell the slickest of the men salesmen. She has learned to focus on her work and her seventeen-year-old son, Jock. Experience has taught her that it is usually best to stick to roast beef, medium and not get stomach ache with fancy sauces and exotic dishes. This is the first of three volumes following the career and adventures of Emma McChesney.

The Dancing Girls by Edna Ferber audiobook. The Dancing Girls is just one of the 4 excellent short stories in this recording. All written by the master, Edna Ferber for magazines between 1910 and 1919 they naturally contain her unique mix of real people, sadness, joy and always humor. The lead Story, The Dancing Girls, is my favorite for the way she paints a picture of mid America small town society and how good people somehow (and sometimes) can find their way to each other. Other stories in this collection are Old Lady Mandel; Long Distance; and One Hundred Percent 

Emma McChesney & Co. by Edna Ferber audiobook. This is the final volume in the trilogy following the smart, stylish, divorced and independent businesswoman Emma McChesney in her career from stenographer, then drummer (traveling salesman) to owner of her own company. (The first was Roast Beef, Medium and the second Personality Plus). Edna Ferber first gained success with these stories and later went on to write Show Boat, Giant and other well known books. First published in 1915, Emma's son, Jock, has moved to Chicago with his new wife. Emma decides to sell in South America and proves she has not lost her magic touch. Emma gets involved in romance, saving a business and many other things. Emma symbolizes the ideal woman at the dawn of the twentieth century: sharp, capable, charming, and progressive.

Synopsis Today's date marks the anniversary of the first performance of Jerome Kern's Show Boat, produced in 1927 at the National Theater in Washington, D.C. by Florenz Ziegfeld. Show Boat's book and lyrics were by Oscar Hammerstein II, adapted from Edna Ferber's novel, which had been published only the year before. It was a most unusual story for a musical, and dealt frankly with alcoholism and interracial marriage. Mixing tragic and comic elements was something simply unheard of in American musical theater of that time. Ziegfeld's secretary recalled that before the Washington premiere, he fretted that audiences would be disappointed that the girls on stage were wearing much too much clothing for a typical Ziegfeld show. There was little or no applause following the November 15th premiere, and Ziegfeld assumed that “Show Boat” was a flop. But the Washington audiences were simply too stunned to react. When Ziegfeld's secretary told his boss that there were long lines waiting to buy tickets for subsequent performances, at first Ziegfeld didn't believe it. But by the time Show Boat opened on Broadway the following month, even the Great Ziegfeld knew he had a hit on his hands—and one based on great music and a powerful book, with nary a scantily-glad show girl in sight! Music Played in Today's Program Jerome Kern (1885-1945) selections from Showboat Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Carl Davis, cond. EMI 4573

"Kim Ravenal's tenth letter to her mother was the decisive one. It arrived late in May, when the Cotton Blossom Floating Palace Theatre was playing Lulu, Mississippi". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"'I was educated,' began Kim Ravenal, studying her reflection in the mirror, and deftly placing a dab of rouge on either ear lobe, 'in Chicago, by the dear Sisters there in St. Agatha's Convent'". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"The knell had sounded for the red brick house with the lions guarding its portals". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"It was incredible that doors and floors and wainscotings so shining with varnish could still diffuse such an atmosphere of gloom". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"The problem of Kim's education, of Kim's future, was more and more insistently borne in upon her". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"The Ravenenal reverses, if they were noticed at all in Gamblers' Alley, went politely unremarked". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"The most casual onlooker could gauge the fluctuations of the Ravenal fortunes by any one of three signs". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"The Cotton Blossom, after her tragic encounter with the hidden snag in the

"Kim Ravenal always insisted that the one body of water capable of striking terror to her was the Mississippi River". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"Gaylord Ravenal had not meant to fall in love. Certainly he had not dreamed of marrying. He was not, he would have told you, a marrying man". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"This, then, turned out to be Magnolia's first glimpse of Gaylord Ravenal". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"Magnolia, at fifteen, was a gangling gawky child whose eyes were too big for her face and whose legs were too long for her skirts". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"Tragedy had stalked into Magnolia's life; had cast its sable mantle over the Cotton Blossom". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"It was theatre, perhaps, as the theatre was meant to be". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"When April came, and the dogwood flashed its spectral white in the woods, the show boat started". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"Many quarrels had marked their married life, but this one assumed serious proportions". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"Grim force though she was, it would be absurd to fix upon Parthy Ann Hawks as the sole engine whose relentless functioning cut down the profits of Captain Andy's steamboat enterprise". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.

"Surely no little girl had ever had a more fantastic little girlhood than this Magnolia Ravenal who had been Magnolia Hawks". Marilyn Lightstone continues reading Edna Ferber's Show Boat. Beautiful stories, beautifully read, for a crazy world.