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Mr. Ream, a Funeral, and Uneasy Sleep
Refugium commented on Refugium's story chapter in Mr. Ream, a Funeral, and Uneasy Sleep
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Mr. Ream, a Funeral, and Uneasy Sleep
Refugium commented on Refugium's story chapter in Mr. Ream, a Funeral, and Uneasy Sleep
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Ritter’s business partner W.H. Ream arrived at noon and surveyed the ghastly display in the window. With a grave expression he approached his partner. “Andy, was that your idea — ‘Murdered in the streets of Tombstone’?” “Yes, it was.” “I’m not sure it’s wise to be seen taking sides in this.” “Listen, Bill, I’m not siding with the Cowboys, but what Virgil Earp and his gang did was mighty high-handed. It’s not how the law is supposed to work.” “All right, all right, let’s
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Epilogue -- Paris, France, Europe
Refugium commented on Refugium's story chapter in Epilogue -- Paris, France, Europe
Thank you! I can't help thinking that there's a story behind every old photo. Maybe you would enjoy "You Break It, You Buy It." -
I don't have all the details yet, but I'm sure they will be sordid.
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This story was prompted by the striking photograph of A.J. (Andrew Jackson, "Andy") Ritter on the title page/ table of contents page. I saw that photo, then looked up AJ Ritter to find what I could. I was very intrigued by the following sentence from his obituary in the Tombstone Epitaph, April 30, 1899: "Mr. Ritter was a whole souled citizen and his good heartedness was a failing that cost him dearly during life's experience." Now, what was meant by that? And why, when he was treasure
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AJ Ritter of Ritter & Ream was the undertaker for Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers after the Tombstone's famous gun battle. Samael is entirely an invention. The other characters are a mixture of history and invention. ******** October 27, 1881 Tombstone, Arizona Territory Mr. A.J. Ritter glanced with a grim smile at the growing crowd outside the window of his establishment, Ritter & Ream, Undertakers. It was he who had placed the sign reading “Murdered in the S
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The day after Tombstone, Arizona's most famous gun battle, A.J. Ritter, the undertaker responsible for preparing the bodies of the victims, meets a young man who worked for the Clantons.
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Thank you! And thanks for the review.
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Please. Lester is new to all this. Let's break him in gradually.
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That rocking is just a little unevenness in the tracks! --But, yeah, stay out.
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19th century “photo cars” were train cars specially equipped as photographic studios. The photographer’s mark on the photo which inspired this story is Boston RR Photo Car, Kearney, Nebraska. The photo is not dated and the subject is unidentified. Probably it was taken in the 1890s. A young man sat quietly in a second-class compartment in the corridor coach train, engrossed in a book, when another man entered and sat across from him, set down a samples case, let out a “Whew! Just mad
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Two men in a train compartment. One man thinks he may have shocked the other, who springs a surprise of his own.
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The History of British Currency - A Brief Introduction
Refugium commented on Refugium's story chapter in The History of British Currency - A Brief Introduction
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A classic neo-Western, worthy of film treatment in the style of Shane. I feel strongly that the ending indicates a Chuang Tzu style ambiguity: is the present day dreaming the Western, or is the Western dreaming the present day?
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(lights up on SAPT and RUDOLF, exterior, by the castle - side playing area) SAPT: This is it, Mister Rassendyll. This castle is where all our fates will be decided. And after you swim the moat, it is you who will decide them. You must save our King. RUDOLF: I am ready. SAPT: You could swim the moat much faster if your entire body were shaved. I have my razor right here. RUDOLF: Sapt, it’s only fifteen feet. SAPT: Fine. Do it your way. I’ve only been advising k
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(FRITZ and RUDOLF arrive at FRITZ’s estate near Zenda - interior) FRITZ: This is my family’s old Zenda estate. My old room is just upstairs. Would you like to see my train collection? RUDOLF: Not just now, Fritzi. How far are we from the castle? FRITZ: Just a few minutes’ ride. RUDOLF: (pacing) This waiting is agony. FRITZ: Don’t worry. Flavia has everything planned to the last detail. Now save your energy -- you will need it tonight. You will swim the moa
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That's where they keep the nuclear codes, too.
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ACT II -- Ballroom. A costume ball. Costumes: Flavia: Male dress, but beautifully feminized -- Rosenkavalier, or Marlene Dietrich top hat and tails Helga: Construction worker Rudolf: Fairy tale king (tights, ballooning short breeches, shoes with buckles, giant crown) Fritz: Ballet prince with bow and arrow Antoinette: Marie Antoinette (big hair) Michael: Maharaja (turban larger than Marie Antoinette’s hair) Rupert Hentzau: Cowboy (having mis
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(RUDOLF re-enters dressed a bit differently, with his right hand bandaged; a SECRETARY also enters, using a crutch and with one leg in a cast and one arm in a sling, bringing documents and pen) RUDOLF: (to audience) Late the next morning, affairs of state awaited me. SECRETARY: For your signature, Sire. RUDOLF: I’ll have to sign with an X. Hurt my hand. SECRETARY: Yes, Your Majesty. (SAPT and FRITZ enter) RUDOLF: Still, can’t let that stop the business
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RUDOLF: Quickly, on the train to the capital, Fritz and Colonel Sapt instructed me in court etiquette, the coronation procedures, Roman Catholic mumbo-jumbo, the identity of the dignitaries and how to greet them, and how to tie really secure knots without cutting off circulation. (to SAPT) So Michael is my brother. (During travel, SAPT and FRITZ may help RUDOLF dress for the coronation, including a helmet) SAPT: Half-brother. By your father’s second marriage, to a commoner. RU
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"Sapt's Custom European Barber Shop" on Christopher Street is available by appointment only. They also do custom harness fittings and rope assemblages. Thank you again for your appreciation and kind comments!
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RUDOLF: (to audience) Taking the lady’s advice, I found lodging just over the Ruritanian border in the village of Zenda, where I got quite a few odd looks from the locals. GIRL: (Cockney accent) This is our finest room, sir. I ‘ope you like it. RUDOLF: Yes, quite. But tell me, aren’t you from this country? GIRL: Yes, sir. RUDOLF: Then why are you talking like that? GIRL: Oh, sir, in British films, all servants speak with a Cockney accent, no matter what their nat
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Yes, when it comes to misconceptions, I try to stick to the true ones. I shall trust your judgment on this. After all, in the words of Elaine May, "...and that man is a doctor."
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ACT I (The Rassendyll estate in England. ROBERT RASSENDYLL is in place, reading the morning newspaper; possibly his face is never seen. RUDOLF RASSENDYLL enters.) RUDOLF: (to the audience) Such a story I have to tell you. Such adventure! Such romance! To think I could have stayed here, on the quiet country estate of my brother and his wife, in the warm embrace of their infinitely indulgent hospitality, letting the quiet days of my life slip away... ROSE: (entering) Oh, Rudo
