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Network: CBC Television
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 5640 min.
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR

Folio (1955)

Season 1 (Sept. 25, 1955, midnight)

Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music compositions, and ballets, many originating from diverse regions across Canada. Notable episodes featured Barry Morse in a new staging of MacBeth, along with performances by Canadian talents like Robert Goulet and Sharon Acker. One of the highlights included a musical adaptation of the beloved Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. Airing without sponsorship, Folio thrived until its conclusion in the fall of 1960. Producers: Robert Allen, Harvey Hart, David Greene, Mario Prizek and Ronald Weyman.


Genres: Drama, Musical
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Folio (1955)

Season 1 (Sept. 25, 1955, midnight)

Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music compositions, and ballets, many originating from diverse regions across Canada. Notable episodes featured Barry Morse in a new staging of MacBeth, along with performances by Canadian talents like Robert Goulet and Sharon Acker. One of the highlights included a musical adaptation of the beloved Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. Airing without sponsorship, Folio thrived until its conclusion in the fall of 1960. Producers: Robert Allen, Harvey Hart, David Greene, Mario Prizek and Ronald Weyman.

Genres: Drama, Musical

Network: CBC Television

Country: Canada
Languages: English

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Sept. 25, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E1 - Macbeth

To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.
Oct. 9, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E2 - The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon

Oct. 16, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E3 - Take to the Woods

Oct. 23, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E4 - Betrayal

Oct. 30, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E5 - A Soviet Portrait

Nov. 6, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E6 - The Woman Who Came to Stay

Nov. 13, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E7 - S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme

Nov. 20, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E8 - The Hand and the Mirror

Nov. 27, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E9 - Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations

Dec. 4, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E10 - 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.
Dec. 11, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E11 - Double Bill

Dec. 18, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E12 - S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer

Dec. 25, 1955, midnight 0.0

S1E13 - The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace

Jan. 1, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E14 - Edwina Black

Jan. 8, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E15 - Goodbye, Young Man

Jan. 15, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E16 - When Soft Voices Die

Jan. 29, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E17 - 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.
Feb. 5, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E18 - The Lady And The Logger

Directed by Norman Campbell
Feb. 12, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E19 - Katherine Dunham

Feb. 19, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E20 - The Medium

Feb. 26, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E21 - The Public Prosecutor

[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder
March 11, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E22 - 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
March 18, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E23 - 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:
March 25, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E24 - [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.
April 15, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E25 - [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
April 22, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E26 - [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.
April 29, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E27 - [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
May 6, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E28 - [28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL

Written by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.
May 13, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E29 - [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
May 20, 1956, midnight 0.0

S1E30 - [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
Network: CBC Television
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 5640 min.
Released: Sept. 25, 1955
Last Air Date: May 26, 1959, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR

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