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September 25, 1955

Season 1

01. Macbeth

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

September 25, 1955

02. The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon

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October 9, 1955

03. Take to the Woods

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October 16, 1955

04. Betrayal

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October 23, 1955

05. A Soviet Portrait

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October 30, 1955

06. The Woman Who Came to Stay

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November 6, 1955

07. S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme

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November 13, 1955

08. The Hand and the Mirror

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November 20, 1955

09. Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations

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November 27, 1955

10. 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.

December 4, 1955

11. Double Bill

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December 11, 1955

12. S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer

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December 18, 1955

13. The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace

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December 25, 1955

14. Edwina Black

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January 1, 1956

15. Goodbye, Young Man

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January 8, 1956

16. When Soft Voices Die

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January 15, 1956

17. 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.

January 29, 1956

18. The Lady And The Logger

Directed by Norman Campbell

February 5, 1956

19. Katherine Dunham

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February 12, 1956

20. The Medium

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February 19, 1956

21. The Public Prosecutor

[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

26Feb1956

Adapted by Len Peterson

Play by Fritz Hochwalder

February 26, 1956

22. 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 11, 1956

23. 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 18, 1956

24. [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.

March 25, 1956

25. [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 15, 1956

26. [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 22, 1956

27. [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

April 29, 1956

28. [28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL

Written by Franz Kafka

Synopsis:

Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.

May 6, 1956

29. [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 13, 1956

30. [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

May 20, 1956