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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.
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Episode 1 - Macbeth
Release Date: 1955-09-25To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.
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Episode 2 - The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon
Release Date: 1955-10-09 -
Episode 3 - Take to the Woods
Release Date: 1955-10-16 -
Episode 4 - Betrayal
Release Date: 1955-10-23 -
Episode 5 - A Soviet Portrait
Release Date: 1955-10-30 -
Episode 6 - The Woman Who Came to Stay
Release Date: 1955-11-06 -
Episode 7 - S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme
Release Date: 1955-11-13 -
Episode 8 - The Hand and the Mirror
Release Date: 1955-11-20 -
Episode 9 - Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations
Release Date: 1955-11-27 -
Episode 10 - Hedda Gabler
Release Date: 1955-12-04Trapped 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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Episode 11 - Double Bill
Release Date: 1955-12-11 -
Episode 12 - S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer
Release Date: 1955-12-18 -
Episode 13 - The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace
Release Date: 1955-12-25 -
Episode 14 - Edwina Black
Release Date: 1956-01-01 -
Episode 15 - Goodbye, Young Man
Release Date: 1956-01-08 -
Episode 16 - When Soft Voices Die
Release Date: 1956-01-15 -
Episode 17 - The Marriage Of Figaro
Release Date: 1956-01-29*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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Episode 18 - The Lady And The Logger
Release Date: 1956-02-05Directed by Norman Campbell
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Episode 19 - Katherine Dunham
Release Date: 1956-02-12 -
Episode 20 - The Medium
Release Date: 1956-02-19 -
Episode 21 - The Public Prosecutor
Release Date: 1956-02-26[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder
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Episode 22 - Anne of Green Gables
Release Date: 1956-03-11Adapted 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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Episode 23 - The Small Rain
Release Date: 1956-03-18The 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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Episode 24 - [24] CBC Folio: DARLING CORIE
Release Date: 1956-03-25folk 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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Episode 25 - [25] CBC Folio: THE HAUNTED POST OFFICE / THE FACE OF CANADA
Release Date: 1956-04-15Play 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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Episode 26 - [26] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN
Release Date: 1956-04-22Opera by Norman Dello Joio Synopsis: The story centers on Joan of Arc's trial for heresy and witchcraft.
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Episode 27 - [27] CBC Folio: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
Release Date: 1956-04-29Adapted 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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Episode 28 - [28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL
Release Date: 1956-05-06Written by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.
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Episode 29 - [29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGI
Release Date: 1956-05-13Written 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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Episode 30 - [30] CBC Folio: PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Release Date: 1956-05-20(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