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.
Seasons
4
Episodes
94
Country
—
Status
On Air
Cast
Douglas Rain
· 18 eps
Bruno Gerussi
· 6 eps
Lloyd Bochner
· 4 eps
James Doohan
· 4 eps
Barry Morse
· 4 eps
Robert Goulet
· 4 eps
Lorne Greene
Patiomkin · 3 eps
Chris Wiggins
· 3 eps
Leslie Nielsen
Biff Loman · 1 eps
Ivor Barry
· 3 eps
Joseph Fürst
· 3 eps
John Drainie
· 3 eps
Patrick Macnee
Captain John Tregarthen · 2 eps
Richard Easton
· 2 eps
Helene Winston
· 2 eps
Robert Christie
· 2 eps
Peter Ustinov
· 1 eps
Jack Klugman
Gromov · 1 eps
Patrick McGoohan
Michael O'Riordan · 1 eps
Sharon Acker
· 1 eps
Rupert Davies
Canoris · 1 eps
Donald Wolfit
· 1 eps
Louis Zorich
· 1 eps
Katharine Blake
Lady Macbeth · 1 eps
Toby Robins
· 1 eps
Donald Harron
· 1 eps
Charles Jarrott
Ross · 1 eps
Pierre Berton
· 1 eps
Hedley Mattingly
· 1 eps
Frank Shuster
· 1 eps
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Episode Guide
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
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