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The Silver King is an 1882 melodramatic play, by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman. It was "so well known that criticism is superfluous" and played to record-breaking audiences. [1] It was adapted for films in 1919 and 1929. [2] [3] The play featured stars such as Mary Pickford, with Phoebe Carlo playing Ned in the original production.
The play was serialised for Australian radio in 1941 with a cast including Harvey Adams and Ron Randell. [4] It was dramatised as a 90 minute play for the BBC Home Service (now BBC Radio 4) in 1964, starring Sir Donald Wolfit as Wilfred Denver. [5]
