{"id":35,"date":"2017-06-19T17:38:37","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T17:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drapermonologues.com\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:39:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T13:39:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthdraper.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<h3>\u201cHerbert, I told you not to knock over the babies.\u201d<\/h3><p>from \u201cA Children\u2019s Party in Philadelphia.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Ruth Draper was \u201ca virtuoso of one-person theater.\u201d<\/h3><p>Studs Terkel<\/p>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3>\u201cThe trouble with success is, it takes all your time and you can\u2019t do the things you really want to do.\u201d<\/h3><p>from \u201cThree Women and Mr. Clifford\u201d<\/p>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3>\u201cThe writing, the acting, and especially the sense of humor are remarkably timeless.\u201d<\/h3><p>David Owen in <em>The New Yorker<\/em><\/p>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3>\u201cDarling, you must remember always, I must be the most important.\u201d<\/h3><p>from \u201cThe Actress.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Ruth Draper was \u201cone of the great dramatists of the 20th century.\u201d<\/h3><p>David Mamet<\/p>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3>\u201cI have a box, but I haven\u2019t any men.\u201d<\/h3><p>from \u201cThe Italian Lesson.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3>\u201cEach of her characters was like a Rembrandt on stage.\u201d<\/h3><p>Uta Hagen<\/p>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3>\u201cThe lady wants the bunch, the whole bunch, and nothing but the bunch.\u201d<\/h3><p>from \u201cDoctors and Diets.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<h3>\u201cWhen I first discovered Ruth Draper&#8217;s recordings, suddenly I had a standard. I had something to aspire to.\u201d<\/h3><p>Lily Tomlin<\/p>\t\t\r\n<h2>\r\n\t\tRuth Draper\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\tand Her Company of Characters\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\t<p><a href=\"#homeslide2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthdraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/arrow-down.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"17\"><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\tRuth Draper was the undisputed queen of the one-woman theater in the 20th century.\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about-ruth-draper\/biography\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthdraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/italian-lesson.jpg\" alt=\"italian-lesson\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"198\" width=\"247\" title=\"italian-lesson\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/about-ruth-draper\/biography\/\" title=\"Biography\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\tBiography\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/about-ruth-draper\/biography\/\" title=\"Ruth Draper invented the modern monologue.\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\tRuth Draper invented the modern monologue.\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\t<p>Starting in the early years of the 20th century until the night she died in 1956, the native New Yorker entranced audiences all over the world by performing her own original character sketches.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/drapers-legacy\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthdraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/church-in-italy-american-tourist-older-draper.jpg\" alt=\"church-in-italy-american-tourist-older-draper\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"198\" width=\"247\" title=\"church-in-italy-american-tourist-older-draper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/drapers-legacy\/\" title=\"Draper\u2019s Legacy\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\tDraper\u2019s Legacy\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/drapers-legacy\/\" title=\"Draper inspired<br>later generations.&#8221; target=&#8221;_self&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener noreferrer&#8221;>\r\n\t\tDraper inspired<br>later generations.\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\t<p>Read about the reach of Ruth Draper\u2019s influence &#8212; from Joyce Grenfell and Uta Hagen, to Lily Tomlin and Annette Bening.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about-ruth-draper\/draper-on-draper\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthdraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/doctors-and-diets-feather-hat.jpg\" alt=\"doctors-and-diets-feather-hat\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"198\" width=\"247\" title=\"doctors-and-diets-feather-hat\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/about-ruth-draper\/draper-on-draper\/\" title=\"Draper on Draper\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\tDraper on Draper\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/about-ruth-draper\/draper-on-draper\/\" title=\"&quot;They help do the thing.&quot;\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t&#8220;They help do the thing.&#8221;\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\t<p>Draper always said that her ability to conjure up characters on stage was a collaboration between her and the audience.<\/p>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/selected-monologues\/\" title=\"The Monologues\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\tThe Monologues\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\t<a href=\"\/about-ruth-draper\/the-recordings\/\" title=\"The Recordings\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\tThe Recordings\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\t<p>By recording audio versions of her monologues, Draper became the rare stage performer whose work survives her. Though the recordings, she continues to influence professionals and enthrall audiences.<\/p>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\tFinally, digital versions!\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\t<p>Download <i>Selected Monologues <\/i>and <i>More Selected Monologues&nbsp;<\/i>and take Ruth with you wherever you go. Available on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/ruth-draper-her-company-characters-selected-monologues\/id1256747879?app=itunes&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes <\/a>&#8211; $11.99 each album<\/p>\r\n<p>You can also find them at <a href=\"https:\/\/ruthdraper.bandcamp.com\/album\/ruth-draper-and-her-company-of-characters-selected-monologues-3\">bandcamp<\/a> &#8211; $12 each album.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\tPurchase\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\tthe monologues on compact disc\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/shop\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShop the Monologues\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/shop\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthdraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/volume1.jpg\" alt=\"volume1\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" title=\"volume1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\tVolume 1  (2 CDS) $17.95\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/shop\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ruthdraper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/volume2.jpg\" alt=\"Ruth Draper CD cover\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"450\" width=\"450\" title=\"volume2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n<h4>\r\n\t\tVolume 2  (2 CDS) $17.95\r\n\t<\/h4>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHerbert, I told you not to knock over the babies.\u201d from \u201cA Children\u2019s Party in Philadelphia.\u201d Ruth Draper was \u201ca virtuoso of one-person theater.\u201d Studs Terkel \u201cThe trouble with success is, it takes all your time and you can\u2019t do the things you really want to do.\u201d from \u201cThree Women and Mr. Clifford\u201d \u201cThe writing, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Home - Ruth Draper Monologues<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ruth Draper - monologuist and recitalist. 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