Folio
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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Macbeth
To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.
The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon
Take to the Woods
Betrayal
A Soviet Portrait
The Woman Who Came to Stay
S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme
The Hand and the Mirror
Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations
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.
Double Bill
S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer
The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace
Edwina Black
Goodbye, Young Man
When Soft Voices Die
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.
The Lady And The Logger
Directed by Norman Campbell
Katherine Dunham
The Medium
The Public Prosecutor
[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 26Feb1956 Adapted by Len Peterson Play by Fritz Hochwalder
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
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] 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] 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] 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] 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] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL
Written by Franz Kafka Synopsis: Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.
[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] 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