Folio - Season 1
1 - Macbeth
Air Date: September 25, 1955
To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.
2 - The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon
Air Date: October 9, 1955
3 - Take to the Woods
Air Date: October 16, 1955
4 - Betrayal
Air Date: October 23, 1955
5 - A Soviet Portrait
Air Date: October 30, 1955
6 - The Woman Who Came to Stay
Air Date: November 6, 1955
7 - S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme
Air Date: November 13, 1955
8 - The Hand and the Mirror
Air Date: November 20, 1955
9 - Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations
Air Date: November 27, 1955
10 - Hedda Gabler
Air Date: December 4, 1955
Trapped in a suffocating marriage to a minor academic, Hedda Gabler is only too keen to meet her former lover, a controversial writer.
11 - Double Bill
Air Date: December 11, 1955
12 - S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer
Air Date: December 18, 1955
13 - The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace
Air Date: December 25, 1955
14 - Edwina Black
Air Date: January 1, 1956
15 - Goodbye, Young Man
Air Date: January 8, 1956
16 - When Soft Voices Die
Air Date: January 15, 1956
17 - The Marriage Of Figaro
Air Date: January 29, 1956
*Note: Presented as a Special Canadian Production on CBC Folio television on January 29, 1956, at 10 pm. Also on CBC Radio on January 25, 1956, at 7:30 pm.
18 - The Lady And The Logger
Air Date: February 5, 1956
Directed by Norman Campbell
19 - Katherine Dunham
Air Date: February 12, 1956
20 - The Medium
Air Date: February 19, 1956
21 - The Public Prosecutor
Air Date: February 26, 1956
[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder
22 - Anne of Green Gables
Air Date: March 11, 1956
Adapted by Donald Harron Lyrics by James Costigan Music by Norman Campbell a musical dramatization of L.M. Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables'. Orchestra and chorus conducted by Gordon Kushner Choreography by Gladys Forrester
23 - The Small Rain
Air Date: March 18, 1956
The story about the impact of a self-confident young man on a group of dissatisfied, neurotic people. Play by Lister Sinclair Cast: Barry Morse Suzanne Finlay Gerald Sarracini Phyllis Stewart Jonathan White ..... Edmond Alene Kamins ........ Eunice Synopsis:
24 - [24] CBC Folio: DARLING CORIE
Air Date: March 25, 1956
folk opera by Elie Siegmeister Chorus and orchestra conducted by Victor Feldbrill Cast: Roma Butler On the same program will be "The Rake's Progress", a study of six etchings by William Hogarth, written by Prof. Stanley Read of the University of British Columbia.
25 - [25] CBC Folio: THE HAUNTED POST OFFICE / THE FACE OF CANADA
Air Date: April 15, 1956
Play by Lister Sinclair Essay "The Face of Canada" by Harry Boyle Directed by Harvey Hart Narrator Harry Boyle (The Face of Canada) Cast: Hugh Webster Ruth Springford David Gardner Norman Etltinger Douglas Rain Eric House
26 - [26] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN
Air Date: April 22, 1956
Opera by Norman Dello Joio Synopsis: The story centers on Joan of Arc's trial for heresy and witchcraft.
27 - [27] CBC Folio: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
Air Date: April 29, 1956
Adapted by John Bethune Play by Oscar Wilde Directed by Andrew Allan Cast: Lloyd Bochner ........ John Worthing Elizabeth Cole ........ Miss Prism Barry Morse ............ Algernon Moncrieff Charmion King ....... Gwendolyn Fairfax Eric House ............. Canon Chasuble Toby Robins ........... Cecily Cardew John Hardinge ........ Merriman Tony Van Bridge ..... Lane
28 - [28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL
Air Date: May 6, 1956
Written by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.
29 - [29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGI
Air Date: May 13, 1956
Written by Len Peterson Directed by Esse W. Ljungh Cast: Monique Miller ......... Widow John Drainie ........ Pipineau Ed McNamara ........ Jim Fred Diehl ......... Louis Joe Austin ....... Cook Hugh Webster ....... Short Legs Paul Kligman ........... Boris Murray Westgate ......... Red Jon Granik ........ Steve Frank Peddie ....... Cruel Face Jeremy Wilkin ......... Johnson
30 - [30] CBC Folio: PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Air Date: May 20, 1956
(90 min)(final episode of season 1) Produced by Norman Campbell Musical by Gilbert and Sullivan Directed by Godfrey Ridout Cast: Roma Butler Robert Reic