FolioSeason 11955 · 30 episodesEpisodes1MacbethTo usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.2The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon3Take to the Woods4Betrayal5A Soviet Portrait6The Woman Who Came to Stay7S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme8The Hand and the Mirror9Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations10Hedda GablerTrapped in a suffocating marriage to a minor academic, Hedda Gabler is only too keen to meet her former lover, a controversial writer.11Double Bill12S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer13The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace14Edwina Black15Goodbye, Young Man16When Soft Voices Die17The 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.18The Lady And The LoggerDirected by Norman Campbell19Katherine Dunham20The Medium21The Public Prosecutor[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder22Anne of Green GablesAdapted 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 Forrester23The Small RainThe 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 CORIEfolk 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 CANADAPlay 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 House26[26] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL AT ROUENOpera 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 ERNESTAdapted 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 ..... Lane28[28] CBC Folio: THE TRIALWritten by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.29[29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGIWritten 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 ......... Johnson30[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 ReicSeason 2Season 3Season 4
