Episodes (30)
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Ep 1
Macbeth
1955-09-25•N/A
To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.
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Ep 2
The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon
1955-10-09•N/A
No description available for this episode.
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Ep 3
Take to the Woods
1955-10-16•N/A
No description available for this episode.
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Ep 4
Betrayal
1955-10-23•N/A
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Ep 5
A Soviet Portrait
1955-10-30•N/A
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Ep 6
The Woman Who Came to Stay
1955-11-06•N/A
No description available for this episode.
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Ep 7
S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme
1955-11-13•N/A
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Ep 8
The Hand and the Mirror
1955-11-20•N/A
No description available for this episode.
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Ep 9
Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations
1955-11-27•N/A
No description available for this episode.
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Ep 10
Hedda Gabler
1955-12-04•N/A
Trapped in a suffocating marriage to a minor academic, Hedda Gabler is only too keen to meet her former lover, a controversial writer.
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Ep 11
Double Bill
1955-12-11•N/A
No description available for this episode.
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Ep 12
S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer
1955-12-18•N/A
No description available for this episode.
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Ep 13
The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace
1955-12-25•N/A
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Ep 14
Edwina Black
1956-01-01•N/A
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Ep 15
Goodbye, Young Man
1956-01-08•N/A
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Ep 16
When Soft Voices Die
1956-01-15•N/A
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Ep 17
The Marriage Of Figaro
1956-01-29•N/A
*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.
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Ep 18
The Lady And The Logger
1956-02-05•N/A
Directed by Norman Campbell
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Ep 19
Katherine Dunham
1956-02-12•N/A
No description available for this episode.
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Ep 20
The Medium
1956-02-19•N/A
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Ep 21
The Public Prosecutor
1956-02-26•N/A
[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
26Feb1956
Adapted by Len Peterson
Play by Fritz Hochwalder
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Ep 22
Anne of Green Gables
1956-03-11•N/A
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
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Ep 23
The Small Rain
1956-03-18•N/A
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:
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Ep 24
[24] CBC Folio: DARLING CORIE
1956-03-25•N/A
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.
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Ep 25
[25] CBC Folio: THE HAUNTED POST OFFICE / THE FACE OF CANADA
1956-04-15•N/A
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
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Ep 26
[26] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN
1956-04-22•N/A
Opera by Norman Dello Joio
Synopsis:
The story centers on Joan of Arc's trial for heresy and witchcraft.
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Ep 27
[27] CBC Folio: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
1956-04-29•N/A
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
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Ep 28
[28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL
1956-05-06•N/A
Written by Franz Kafka
Synopsis:
Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.
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Ep 29
[29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGI
1956-05-13•N/A
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
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Ep 30
[30] CBC Folio: PIRATES OF PENZANCE
1956-05-20•N/A
(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