Silver from Satan
Genredrama play
Running time60 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
Written byMax Afford
Directed byLawrence H. Cecil[1]
Recording studioAdelaide
Original releaseSeptember 24, 1937 (1937-09-24)

Silver from Satan is a 1937 Australian radio play by Max Afford.

It was originally recorded in Adelaide.[2]

The play was popular and was performed again in 1938[3] and 1940.[4]

Premise

According to Wireless Weekly

Laid in a provance in Italy, this drama revolves about the troubled period of 1748, when the tyrannical Duke Allessandro oppressed his people and fomented the country into a state of open rebellion. Secret societies sprang up, plotting the overthrow of the tyrant, and one of these, the Brotherhood of the Holy- Cross was led by the gentle and wise Salamo, a rich Italian landholder. On Salamo’s land worked Guido Fornari, a young farmer. To this lad came the unexpected windfall of a number of coins, found buried in Salamo’s field. The author has traced the influence of this money on the young farmer's character, and the Climax of the play, inevitable in its tragedy, is highly dramatic.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "POLICY TALKS OVER 5CL=CK". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 18 September 1937. p. 17. Retrieved 30 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Praise For Adelaide Amateur Players". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 5 October 1937. p. 25. Retrieved 30 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "INDEX", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 31 No. 1 (January 7, 1938)), nla.obj-706067532, retrieved 30 October 2023 – via Trove
  4. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "SATURDAY .. DEC. 28", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 35 No. 51 (December 21, 1940)), nla.obj-720767316, retrieved 30 October 2023 – via Trove
  5. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "FRIDAY {SEPT.24]", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 30 No. 13 (September 24, 1937)), nla.obj-717886970, retrieved 30 October 2023 – via Trove Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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