Folio
Season 1
195530 episodes
Episodes
- E1
Macbeth
1955-09-25
To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.
- E2
The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon
1955-10-09
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E3
Take to the Woods
1955-10-16
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E4
Betrayal
1955-10-23
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E5
A Soviet Portrait
1955-10-30
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E6
The Woman Who Came to Stay
1955-11-06
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E7
S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme
1955-11-13
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E8
The Hand and the Mirror
1955-11-20
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E9
Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations
1955-11-27
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E10
Hedda Gabler
1955-12-04
Trapped in a suffocating marriage to a minor academic, Hedda Gabler is only too keen to meet her former lover, a controversial writer.
- E11
Double Bill
1955-12-11
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E12
S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer
1955-12-18
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E13
The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace
1955-12-25
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E14
Edwina Black
1956-01-01
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E15
Goodbye, Young Man
1956-01-08
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E16
When Soft Voices Die
1956-01-15
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E17
The Marriage Of Figaro
1956-01-29
*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.
- E18
The Lady And The Logger
1956-02-05
Directed by Norman Campbell
- E19
Katherine Dunham
1956-02-12
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E20
The Medium
1956-02-19
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E21
The Public Prosecutor
1956-02-26
[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder
- E22
Anne of Green Gables
1956-03-11
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
- E23
The Small Rain
1956-03-18
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:
- E24
[24] CBC Folio: DARLING CORIE
1956-03-25
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.
- E25
[25] CBC Folio: THE HAUNTED POST OFFICE / THE FACE OF CANADA
1956-04-15
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
- E26
[26] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN
1956-04-22
Opera by Norman Dello Joio Synopsis: The story centers on Joan of Arc's trial for heresy and witchcraft.
- E27
[27] CBC Folio: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
1956-04-29
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
- E28
[28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL
1956-05-06
Written by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.
- E29
[29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGI
1956-05-13
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
- E30
[30] CBC Folio: PIRATES OF PENZANCE
1956-05-20
(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