The String of Pearls
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The String of Pearls is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown. It has 39 episodes, with the latest published September 2008.
The tale of Sweeney Todd has had many incarnations, most famously the stage and movie musical by Stephen Sondheim. But it all started in 1846 with a serialized telling of the story titled “The String of Pearls” in the weekly magazine “The People's Periodical and Family Library”. Called by some a romance, by others a horror story, it is one of the earliest murder mysteries. In “The String of Pearls”, Sweeney Todd is less sympathetic than in some of his later incarnations – a perfect villain, totally self-seeking with no redeeming qualities. How the deeds of Todd are uncovered and how he is brought to justice make a most intriguing tale, but one probably not suited for the very young and certainly not for the squeamish. (Summary by John Lieder).
arts ·en ·39 episodes
01 - The Strange Customer at Sweeney Todd's
02 - The Spectacle Maker's Daughter
03 - The Dog and the Hat
04 - The Pie-shop in Bell Yard
05 - The Meeting in the Temple
06 - The Conference, and the Fearful Narration in the Garden
07 - The Barber and the Lapidary
08 - The Thieves' Home
09 - Johanna at Home, and the Resolution
10 - The Colonel and His Friend
11 - The Stranger at Lovett's
12 - The Resolution come to by Johanna Oakley
13 - Johanna's Interview with Arabella Wilmot, and the Advice
14 - Tobias's Threat, and its Consequences
15 - The Second Interview between Johanna and the Colonel in the Temple Gardens
16 - The Barber Makes Another Attempt to Sell the String of Pearls
17 - The Great Change in the Prospects of Sweeney Todd
18 - Tobias's Adventures During the Absence of Sweeney Todd
19 - The Strange Odour at St. Dunstan's Church
20 - Sweeney Todd's Proceedings Consequent upon the Departure of Tobias
21 - The Misadventure of Tobias. The Mad-House
22 - The Mad-House Cell
23 - The New Cook to Mrs. Lovett's Gets Tired of his Situation
24 - The Night at the Mad-House
25 - Mr. Fogg's Story at the Mad-House to Sweeney Todd
26 - Colonel Jeffery Makes Another Effort to Come at Sweeney Todd's Secret
27 - Tobias Makes an Attempt to Escape from the Mad-House
28 - The Mad-House Yard, and Tobias's New Friend
29 - The Consultation of Colonel Jeffery with the Magistrate
30 - Tobias's Escape from Mr. Fogg's Establishment
31 - The Rapid Journey to London of Tobias
32 - The Announcement in Sweeney Todd's Window. Johanna Oakley's Adventure.
33 - The Discoveries in the Vaults of St. Dunstan's
34 - Johanna Alone. The Secret. Mr. Todd's Suspicions. The Mysterious Letter
35 - Sweeney Todd Commences Clearing the Road to Retirement
36 - The Last Batch of the Delicious Pies
37 - The Prisoner's Plan of Escape from the Pies
38 - Sweeney Todd Shaves a Good Customer. The Arrest
39 - The Conclusion.
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