Folio Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

1. Macbeth

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

2. The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon

3. Take to the Woods

4. Betrayal

5. A Soviet Portrait

6. The Woman Who Came to Stay

7. S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme

8. The Hand and the Mirror

9. Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations

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.

11. Double Bill

12. S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer

13. The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace

14. Edwina Black

15. Goodbye, Young Man

16. When Soft Voices Die

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.

18. The Lady And The Logger

Directed by Norman Campbell

19. Katherine Dunham

20. The Medium

21. The Public Prosecutor

[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder

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

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:

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.

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

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.

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

28. [28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL

Written by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.

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

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