List of episodes of the series «Folio»

  • Seasons count: 4
  • Episodes count: 94
Macbeth
Release date: 9/25/1955

Macbeth

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode description:
    To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.
The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon
Release date: 10/9/1955

The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon

  • Episode number: 2
Take to the Woods
Release date: 10/16/1955

Take to the Woods

  • Episode number: 3
Betrayal
Release date: 10/23/1955

Betrayal

  • Episode number: 4
A Soviet Portrait
Release date: 10/30/1955

A Soviet Portrait

  • Episode number: 5
The Woman Who Came to Stay
Release date: 11/6/1955

The Woman Who Came to Stay

  • Episode number: 6
S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme
Release date: 11/13/1955

S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme

  • Episode number: 7
The Hand and the Mirror
Release date: 11/20/1955

The Hand and the Mirror

  • Episode number: 8
Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations
Release date: 11/27/1955

Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations

  • Episode number: 9
Hedda Gabler
Release date: 12/4/1955

Hedda Gabler

  • Episode number: 10
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 12/11/1955

Double Bill

  • Episode number: 11
S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer
Release date: 12/18/1955

S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer

  • Episode number: 12
The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace
Release date: 12/25/1955

The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace

  • Episode number: 13
Edwina Black
Release date: 1/1/1956

Edwina Black

  • Episode number: 14
Goodbye, Young Man
Release date: 1/8/1956

Goodbye, Young Man

  • Episode number: 15
When Soft Voices Die
Release date: 1/15/1956

When Soft Voices Die

  • Episode number: 16
The Marriage Of Figaro
Release date: 1/29/1956

The Marriage Of Figaro

  • Episode number: 17
  • Episode description:
    *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
Release date: 2/5/1956

The Lady And The Logger

  • Episode number: 18
  • Episode description:
    Directed by Norman Campbell
Katherine Dunham
Release date: 2/12/1956

Katherine Dunham

  • Episode number: 19
The Medium
Release date: 2/19/1956

The Medium

  • Episode number: 20
The Public Prosecutor
Release date: 2/26/1956

The Public Prosecutor

  • Episode number: 21
  • Episode description:
    [21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder
Anne of Green Gables
Release date: 3/11/1956

Anne of Green Gables

  • Episode number: 22
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 3/18/1956

The Small Rain

  • Episode number: 23
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 3/25/1956

[24] CBC Folio: DARLING CORIE

  • Episode number: 24
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 4/15/1956

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

  • Episode number: 25
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 4/22/1956

[26] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN

  • Episode number: 26
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 4/29/1956

[27] CBC Folio: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST

  • Episode number: 27
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 5/6/1956

[28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL

  • Episode number: 28
  • Episode description:
    Written by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.
[29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGI
Release date: 5/13/1956

[29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGI

  • Episode number: 29
  • Episode description:
    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
Release date: 5/20/1956

[30] CBC Folio: PIRATES OF PENZANCE

  • Episode number: 30
  • Episode description:
    (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