THE FLUTE
[RADIO-SCRIPT]
“A play of the supernatural by Barbara S. Harper…”
ORIGINATION: The Light Programme, London (BBC).
DURATION: August 5, 1949.
PERSONNEL: Barbara S. Harper (scriptwriter).
CAST: Donald Gray (George Gatwood), Charles Lefeaux (John Williams), Donald Pleasence (Martin Barry).
EXTANT RECORDINGS: None.
[PROGRAM LOG]
MYSTERY PLAYHOUSE (THE LIGHT PROGRAMME, LONDON)
[Wednesday—9:00-10:00 PM]
January 1, 1947 “The Flute” / “Death Is Not All”
[Friday—9:00-9:15 PM]
August 5, 1949 “The Flute”
[“…A play of the supernatural…The action takes place in and around a
remote cottage on the north coast ofCornwall during the winter soon
after the end of the war…”]
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
[FOLK-LEGEND]
The legend of the Flying Dutchman dates back to what century?...
ORIGNATION: Various.
DURATION: Various.
EXTANT RECORDINGS: “The Flying Dutchman” (The Witch’s Tale, 1934).
[PROGRAM LOG]
FORTY FATHOM TRAWLERS (WABC, NEW YORK)
[Wednesday—8:30-9:00 PM]
August 20, 1930 “The Fantom Ship”
[“…A new dramatic version of the famous legend of the Flying Dutchman,
phantom ship… The offering from [Frederick] Marryat’s ‘Fantom Ship’
has been adapted for radio by James Whipple…”]
August 27, 1930 “The Flying Dutchman’s Son”
THE WITCH’S TALE (WOR, NEW YORK)
[Monday—9:30-10:00 PM]
February 1, 1932 “The Flying Dutchman”
(HUIZEN)
[Wednesday—8:40-10:40 PM]
January 25, 1933 “The Flying Dutchman”
[LONDON TIMES: “…Play (Heyermans)…”]
[OG-NOTE: The Huizen broadcast was based on the play De vliegende Hollander of de
groote weddenschap: een blijmoedig spel in vier bedrijven (Amsterdam, 1920).]
THE WITCH’S TALE (WOR, NEW YORK)
[Thursday—9:45-10:15 PM]
April 26, 1934 “The Flying Dutchman”
IT’S A LEGEND (TORONTO)
[
September 14, 1947 “The Flying Dutchman”
[CCBC: “…Apparition lures farmer to sea and a vile life in the slave trade;
he denounces his maker and becomes an apparition doomed to wander
forever…”]
PERSONNEL: Esse W. Ljungh (producer), Joseph Schull (scriptwriter).
CBC WEDNESDAY NIGHT (TORONTO)
[Wednesday—
April 14, 1948 “The Flying Dutchman”
PERSONNEL: Esse W. Ljungh (producer), Joseph Schull (scriptwriter).