37.3 The Electric Chair: "Hope's Land of Candy"
Fireside Mystery Theatre
Fireside Mystery Theatre
4.5 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2018
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
"Hope's Land of Candy" was recorded live on May 27th, 2018\. It was part of our show, **The Electric Chair**.
We at Fireside Mystery Theatre present these stories without prejudice or agenda. Our tales of the electric chair are not meant to condemn nor condone. Rather, they are meant as an expression of our persistent exploration of the dark and unsettling.
Featured in this episode:
Ali Silva as Hope Ridley
Kacie Laforest as Sister Prudence
Michael Pate as Marvin Ridley
Mary Murphy as Aunt Lil
Eirik Davey-Gislason as Alvin
James Kleinmann as Matthews
James Rieser as Robert Elms
Alain Laforest as Jessup, The Prison Guard
David Linton as Hope's Uncle Troy
Musical Performance:
"I Gotta Get a Message To You" by Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb
Performed by Karen Tennison accompanied by Noel Carey
Radio play by Silbin Sandovar
Directed by Ali Silva & Gustavo Rodriguez
Special research by Courtenay Gillean Cholovich with thanks to Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Bill Cunningham and the staff of the Kentucky State Penitentiary.
Musical score improvised by Noel Carey
Sound Effects Designer and Engineer: Greg Russ
Technical Director at The Slipper Room: Johnny Goddard
Production Coordinator: Brontis Shane Orengo
Theme music by Jason Graves
Post-production audio & podcast production by Ali Silva
Produced by Gustavo Rodriguez, Ali Silva, Daniel Graves, & Rebecca Graves for Fireside Mystery Productions
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| 0:00.0 | The year is 1899. The world is at the precipice looking forward to the 20th century. There has been much change in the past hundred years as the industrial revolution has pushed |
| 0:21.4 | mankind beyond its predetermined limits into a new era. |
| 0:26.2 | As follows, new machines and inventions birthed new ideas and paradigm shifts, bringing |
| 0:31.7 | about a questioning and a pushing of boundaries, particularly of the roles and rights |
| 0:36.7 | of women in society. By the end of |
| 0:39.5 | the 19th century, women's suffrage was coming to the forefront of an American political conscience, |
| 0:44.9 | with some women in the western part of the United States gaining voting rights as early as 1869. |
| 0:51.0 | In 1890, just 19 years after the first execution by electric chair, Martha M. Place was convicted of murdering her 17-year-old stepdaughter and sentenced to death, becoming the first woman to meet her end at the hands of old Sparky. |
| 1:08.6 | Our next story explores the tale of a woman who gave as good as she got, and in the end, |
| 1:15.2 | got as good as she gave. |
| 1:17.6 | We at Fireside Mystery Theater present the following story without prejudice or agenda. |
| 1:22.5 | Our tales of the electric chair are not meant to condemn nor condone. |
| 1:26.5 | Rather, they are meant as an expression of our |
| 1:28.4 | persistent exploration of the dark and unsettling. And I presented without further comment for your |
| 1:33.9 | entertainment and consideration. Hope's Land of Candy was recorded live at the Slipper Room on May 27th, |
| 1:40.7 | 2018. It was part of our show, The Electric Chair. |
| 1:50.6 | Name Hope Ridley, maiden name, Everett, age 35, her crimes, robbery and murder. |
| 2:03.1 | Today is the last day of her life on earth. |
| 2:05.0 | Her choice of last meal? |
| 2:07.1 | All sweets. |
| 2:11.5 | Chocolate moose cake and vanilla ice cream with sprinkles. |
| 2:13.1 | And candy. |
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