Season 1

1. Macbeth

To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.

1955-09-25 • ? min

2. The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon

1955-10-09 • ? min

3. Take to the Woods

1955-10-16 • ? min

4. Betrayal

1955-10-23 • ? min

5. A Soviet Portrait

1955-10-30 • ? min

6. The Woman Who Came to Stay

1955-11-06 • ? min

7. S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme

1955-11-13 • ? min

8. The Hand and the Mirror

1955-11-20 • ? min

9. Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations

1955-11-27 • ? min

10. Hedda Gabler

Trapped in a suffocating marriage to a minor academic, Hedda Gabler is only too keen to meet her former lover, a controversial writer.

1955-12-04 • ? min

11. Double Bill

1955-12-11 • ? min

12. S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer

1955-12-18 • ? min

13. The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace

1955-12-25 • ? min

14. Edwina Black

1956-01-01 • ? min

15. Goodbye, Young Man

1956-01-08 • ? min

16. When Soft Voices Die

1956-01-15 • ? min

17. The Marriage Of Figaro

*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.

1956-01-29 • ? min

18. The Lady And The Logger

Directed by Norman Campbell

1956-02-05 • ? min

19. Katherine Dunham

1956-02-12 • ? min

20. The Medium

1956-02-19 • ? min

21. The Public Prosecutor

[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder

1956-02-26 • ? min

22. Anne of Green Gables

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

1956-03-11 • ? min

23. The Small Rain

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:

1956-03-18 • ? min

24. [24] CBC Folio: DARLING CORIE

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.

1956-03-25 • ? min

25. [25] CBC Folio: THE HAUNTED POST OFFICE / THE FACE OF CANADA

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

1956-04-15 • ? min

26. [26] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN

Opera by Norman Dello Joio Synopsis: The story centers on Joan of Arc's trial for heresy and witchcraft.

1956-04-22 • ? min

27. [27] CBC Folio: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST

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

1956-04-29 • ? min

28. [28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL

Written by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.

1956-05-06 • ? min

29. [29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGI

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

1956-05-13 • ? min

30. [30] CBC Folio: PIRATES OF PENZANCE

(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

1956-05-20 • ? min