Douglas Rain
Folio (1955)
Season 1
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.
Released Sept. 25, 1955
Episode 60 min
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S1E1 - Macbeth
To usurp the throne of Scotland, Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan.
Sept. 25, 1955, midnight
S1E2 - The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon
Oct. 9, 1955, midnight
S1E3 - Take to the Woods
Oct. 16, 1955, midnight
S1E4 - Betrayal
Oct. 23, 1955, midnight
S1E5 - A Soviet Portrait
Oct. 30, 1955, midnight
S1E6 - The Woman Who Came to Stay
Nov. 6, 1955, midnight
S1E7 - S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme
Nov. 13, 1955, midnight
S1E8 - The Hand and the Mirror
Nov. 20, 1955, midnight
S1E9 - Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations
Nov. 27, 1955, midnight
S1E10 - 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.
Dec. 4, 1955, midnight
S1E11 - Double Bill
Dec. 11, 1955, midnight
S1E12 - S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer
Dec. 18, 1955, midnight
S1E13 - The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace
Dec. 25, 1955, midnight
S1E14 - Edwina Black
Jan. 1, 1956, midnight
S1E15 - Goodbye, Young Man
Jan. 8, 1956, midnight
S1E16 - When Soft Voices Die
Jan. 15, 1956, midnight
S1E17 - 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.
Jan. 29, 1956, midnight
S1E18 - The Lady And The Logger
Directed by Norman Campbell
Feb. 5, 1956, midnight
S1E19 - Katherine Dunham
Feb. 12, 1956, midnight
S1E20 - The Medium
Feb. 19, 1956, midnight
S1E21 - The Public Prosecutor
[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
26Feb1956
Adapted by Len Peterson
Play by Fritz Hochwalder
Feb. 26, 1956, midnight
S1E22 - 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
March 11, 1956, midnight
S1E23 - 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:
March 18, 1956, midnight
S1E24 - [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.
March 25, 1956, midnight
S1E25 - [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
April 15, 1956, midnight
S1E26 - [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.
April 22, 1956, midnight
S1E27 - [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
April 29, 1956, midnight
S1E28 - [28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL
Written by Franz Kafka
Synopsis:
Story of a man victimized by circumstances beyond his control.
May 6, 1956, midnight
S1E29 - [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
May 13, 1956, midnight
S1E30 - [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
May 20, 1956, midnight
Network: CBC Television
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: Sept. 25, 1955
Last Air Date: May 26, 1959, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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