Season 1

Macbeth

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

The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon

Take to the Woods

Betrayal

A Soviet Portrait

The Woman Who Came to Stay

S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme

The Hand and the Mirror

Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations

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.

Double Bill

S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer

The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace

Edwina Black

Goodbye, Young Man

When Soft Voices Die

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.

The Lady And The Logger

Directed by Norman Campbell

Katherine Dunham

The Medium

The Public Prosecutor

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

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

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:

[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.

[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

[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.

[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

[28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL

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

[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

[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