To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.
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September 25, 1955
2. The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon
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October 9, 1955
3. Take to the Woods
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October 16, 1955
4. Betrayal
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October 23, 1955
5. A Soviet Portrait
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October 30, 1955
6. The Woman Who Came to Stay
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November 6, 1955
7. S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme
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November 13, 1955
8. The Hand and the Mirror
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November 20, 1955
9. 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.
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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.
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January 29, 1956
18. The Lady And The Logger
Directed by Norman Campbell
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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
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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
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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:
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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April 29, 1956
28. [28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL
Written by Franz Kafka
Synopsis:
Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.
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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
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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