Flower of Darkness
\V ELL loved for his creation of Edmond Dantes, ‘of Arthos, Porthos and D’Artagnan; Alexandre Dumas in The Black Tulip showed that he could also create the quiet, contemplative man to contrast with the heroes of his other books. This man is Neil van Baerle, tulip grower and lover of nature, whose desire to be the first man to grow a black tulip sets off the plots and counterplots that form the basis of Flower of Darkness, a new serial, adapted from the Dumas novel by Eric Scott. For the growing of the black tulip the Dutch Government offers a prize of one hundred thousand gilders. Out of cupidity and jealousy, Isaac Boxtel, next door neighbour and violent enemy of van Baerle, causes the latter to be thrown into prison, Even though imprisoned for life, Neil van Baerle continues to grow his black tulips in secret in the dungeon. In this he is assisted by the head gaoler’s daughter Rosa, who, after fifty-two episodes of trials and tribulations, becomes his wife. Flower of Darkness, produced in Australia by George Edwards, stars Allan Trevor as Neil van Baerle, and Edwin Finn as Isaac Boxtel, and the narrator is Moray Powell. The serial starts at
4YZ on Monday, August 13, and will be broadcast on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, |
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 888, 10 August 1956, Page 11
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220Flower of Darkness New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 888, 10 August 1956, Page 11
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