
Season 1 (1955)
Episodes: 30
Star Cast:
Episodes List

Ep.1 Macbeth
Air Date: 1955-09-25
To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.

Ep.2 The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon
Air Date: 1955-10-09

Ep.3 Take to the Woods
Air Date: 1955-10-16

Ep.4 Betrayal
Air Date: 1955-10-23

Ep.5 A Soviet Portrait
Air Date: 1955-10-30

Ep.6 The Woman Who Came to Stay
Air Date: 1955-11-06

Ep.7 S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme
Air Date: 1955-11-13

Ep.8 The Hand and the Mirror
Air Date: 1955-11-20

Ep.9 Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations
Air Date: 1955-11-27

Ep.10 Hedda Gabler
Air Date: 1955-12-04
Trapped in a suffocating marriage to a minor academic, Hedda Gabler is only too keen to meet her former lover, a controversial writer.

Ep.11 Double Bill
Air Date: 1955-12-11

Ep.12 S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer
Air Date: 1955-12-18

Ep.13 The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace
Air Date: 1955-12-25

Ep.14 Edwina Black
Air Date: 1956-01-01

Ep.15 Goodbye, Young Man
Air Date: 1956-01-08

Ep.16 When Soft Voices Die
Air Date: 1956-01-15

Ep.17 The Marriage Of Figaro
Air 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.

Ep.18 The Lady And The Logger
Air Date: 1956-02-05
Directed by Norman Campbell

Ep.19 Katherine Dunham
Air Date: 1956-02-12

Ep.20 The Medium
Air Date: 1956-02-19

Ep.21 The Public Prosecutor
Air Date: 1956-02-26
[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder

Ep.22 Anne of Green Gables
Air Date: 1956-03-11
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

Ep.23 The Small Rain
Air Date: 1956-03-18
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:

Ep.24 [24] CBC Folio: DARLING CORIE
Air Date: 1956-03-25
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.

Ep.25 [25] CBC Folio: THE HAUNTED POST OFFICE / THE FACE OF CANADA
Air Date: 1956-04-15
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

Ep.26 [26] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN
Air Date: 1956-04-22
Opera by Norman Dello Joio Synopsis: The story centers on Joan of Arc's trial for heresy and witchcraft.

Ep.27 [27] CBC Folio: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST
Air Date: 1956-04-29
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

Ep.28 [28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL
Air Date: 1956-05-06
Written by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.

Ep.29 [29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGI
Air Date: 1956-05-13
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

Ep.30 [30] CBC Folio: PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Air 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