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Musical Theatre of the Air: II: Jan van der Gucht and Lorely Dyer in 'The Black Tulip'

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A musical play based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, adapted for broadcasting by Ingram d'Abbes. Lyrics by Eric Maschwitz.
Music and production by Henry Reed
Augmented BBC Revue Chorus and augmented BBC Revue Orchestra, under the direction of Frank Cantell.
Orchestrations by Arthur Wilkinson

The action of the play takes place in Holland: the year, 1672

Act 1: The house and garden of Cornelius van Baerle at Dort, and the Buitenhof Prison at the Hague.

Act 2: The castle prison of Loevestein, three months later.

Act 3: The Palace, Haarlem, and the Stadthaus Square (The Festival of the Tulips)

Contributors

Author:
Alexandre Dumas
Adapted by:
Ingram D'Abbes
Lyrics:
Eric Maschwitz
Music/Production:
Henry Reed
Unknown:
Frank Cantell
Unknown:
Arthur Wilkinson
Cornelius van Baerle, a wealthy tulip-fancier:
Jan van der Gucht
Anna, his housekeeper:
Muriel George
Franz Boxtel, a rival tulip-grower:
Ivor Barnard
Marck Struyson, a money-lender:
Maurice Bannister
Captain van Spennen, of the Prince's Guard.:
Murray Davies
Johann Gryphus, the jailer:
Jay Laurier
Rosa Gryphus, his daughter:
Lorely Dyer
The Prince of Orange:
Hugh Miller
Mynheer van Herysen, President of the Tulip Growers' Society at Haarlem:
Frederick Richter
Source: Radio Times

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