Grimm Tales Made Gay
Guy Wetmore Carryl
Play
Length 1 h 7 min
Chapters 20
First published 1902
A comic rendering in verse of well-loved Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, each ending with a moral and full of puns. The titles of the tales themselves make another verse.(Summary by Annise)
Chapters
1
01 - How the Babes in the Wood Showed They Couldn’t be Beaten Read by Patrick Barringer 2:32
2
02 - How Fair Cinderella Disposed of Her Shoe Read by Patrick Barringer 2:59
3
03 - How Little Red Riding Hood Came to be Eaten Read by Patrick Barringer 3:06
4
04 - How the Fatuous Wish of a Peasant Came True Read by Patrick Barringer 3:00
5
05 - How Hop o'my Thumb got rid of an Onus Read by Joseph Finkberg 3:01
6
06 - How the Helpmate of Blue Beard made free with a door Read by Joseph Finkberg 3:21
7
07 - How Rumplestilz Held Out in Vain for a Bonus Read by Joseph Finkberg 3:15
8
08 - How Jack Made the Giants Uncommonly Sore Read by Joseph Finkberg 2:40
9
09 - How Rudeness and Kindness Were Justly Rewarded Read by Joseph Finkberg 4:07
10
10 - How Beauty Contrived to Get Square with the Beast Read by Joseph Finkberg 3:07
11
11 - How a Fair One no Hope to His Highness Accorded Read by Joseph Finkberg 3:35
12
12 - How Thomas a Maid from a Dragon Released Read by Joseph Finkberg 3:41
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13 - How a Beauty was Waked and Her Suitor was Suited Read by Joseph Finkberg 4:02
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14 - How Jack Found that Beans May go Back on a Chap Read by Joseph Finkberg 3:26
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15 - How a Cat Was Annoyed and a Poet Was Booted Read by Mark F. Smith 3:48
16
16 - How Much Fortunatus Could Do with a Cap Read by Mark F. Smith 3:51
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17 - How a Princess Was Wooed from Habitual Sadness Read by Mark F. Smith 3:30
18
18 - How a Girl was too Reckless of Grammar by Far Read by Mark F. Smith 3:30
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19 - How the Peaceful Aladdin Gave Way to His Madness Read by Mark F. Smith 3:12
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20 - How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar - Envoi Read by Mark F. Smith 3:03
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