Folio

Sep 25, 1955 (en) [0] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 25, 1955
  • Production
    CBC
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    Folio
  • Release
    Sep 25, 1955
  • en
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Season 1 ( 1955-09-25)

Macbeth

Episode: 1

The Black Bonspiel of Wullie McCrimmon

Episode: 2

Take to the Woods

Episode: 3

Betrayal

Episode: 4

A Soviet Portrait

Episode: 5

The Woman Who Came to Stay

Episode: 6

S1.E7 ∙ La Boheme

Episode: 7

The Hand and the Mirror

Episode: 8

Symphony of Movement: Moods and Variations

Episode: 9

Hedda Gabler

Episode: 10

Double Bill

Episode: 11

S1.E12 ∙ The Philanderer

Episode: 12

The House by the Stable/Grab and Grace

Episode: 13

Edwina Black

Episode: 14

Goodbye, Young Man

Episode: 15

When Soft Voices Die

Episode: 16

The Marriage Of Figaro

Episode: 17

The Lady And The Logger

Episode: 18

Katherine Dunham

Episode: 19

The Medium

Episode: 20

The Public Prosecutor

Episode: 21

Anne of Green Gables

Episode: 22

The Small Rain

Episode: 23

[24] CBC Folio: DARLING CORIE

Episode: 24

[25] CBC Folio: THE HAUNTED POST OFFICE / THE FACE OF CANADA

Episode: 25

[26] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL AT ROUEN

Episode: 26

[27] CBC Folio: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST

Episode: 27

[28] CBC Folio: THE TRIAL

Episode: 28

[29] CBC Folio: THE WIDOW OF THE MISSISSAGI

Episode: 29

[30] CBC Folio: PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Episode: 30

Season 2 ( 1956-10-31)

S2.E1 ∙ HMS Pinafore

Episode: 1

S2.E2 ∙ The Case of Posterity Versus Joseph Howe

Episode: 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Devil's Instrument

Episode: 3

S2.E4 ∙ Dawn, Day, and Night

Episode: 4

S2.E5 ∙ Swan Lake

Episode: 5

S2.E6 ∙ The Nativity

Episode: 6

S2.E7 ∙ Gianni Schicchi

Episode: 7

S2.E8 ∙ The Changing Shore

Episode: 8

S2.E9 ∙ 56 in Revue

Episode: 9

S2.E10 - Oedipus Rex

Episode: 10

S2.E11 ∙ The Secret Agent

Episode: 11

S2.E12 ∙ John A. And the Double Wedding

Episode: 12

S2.E13 ∙ The Dance And The Drama

Episode: 13

S2.E14 ∙ The Empty Frame

Episode: 14

S2.E15 ∙ Ring Around the Square

Episode: 15

S2.E16 ∙ Proud Passage

Episode: 16

S2.E17 - The Black Judge

Episode: 17

S2.E18 - Picasso / Maskerage

Episode: 18

S2.E19 - The Unburied Dead

Episode: 19

S2.E20 - Carmen

Episode: 20

Season 3 ( 1957-10-31)

S3.E1 ∙ Patience

Episode: 1

S3.E2 ∙ Honey and Hoppers

Episode: 2

S3.E3 ∙ Games And Rites

Episode: 3

S3.E4 ∙ The Trial of James Whelan

Episode: 4

S3.E5 ∙ Look Ma, I'm Human

Episode: 5

S3.E6 - The Peace And The Plenty

Episode: 6

S3.E7 ∙ Mr. Bolfry

Episode: 7

S3.E8 - Coppelia

Episode: 8

S3.E9 - Peer Gynt

Episode: 9

S3.E10 ∙ The Young Queen

Episode: 10

S3.E11 ∙ Corinth House

Episode: 11

S3.E12 ∙ Tosca

Episode: 12

S3.E13 ∙ The Diary of a Scoundrel

Episode: 13

S3.E14 ∙ Dark of the Moon

Episode: 14

S3.E15 ∙ The Concert

Episode: 15

S3.E16 - The Ottawa Man

Episode: 16

S3.E17 ∙ A Month In The Country

Episode: 17

S3.E18 ∙ Great Catharine

Episode: 18

S3.E19 ∙ The Gay Deceivers

Episode: 19

S3.E20 ∙ The Baron Of Brewery Bay

Episode: 20

S3.E21 ∙ The Turn Of The Screw

Episode: 21

S3.E22 ∙ Queen After Death

Episode: 22

S3.E23 ∙ Dreamstreet

Episode: 23

S3.E24∙ A Phoenix Too Frequent

Episode: 24

S3.E25 ∙ Socrates

Episode: 25

Season 4 ( 1958-11-11)

S4.E1 ∙ Sammy / The Dock Brief

Episode: 1

S4.E2 ∙ The Hostage

Episode: 2

S4.E3 ∙ Eugene Onegin

Episode: 3

S4.E4 ∙ Death Of A Salesman

Episode: 4

S4.E5 ∙ Two Heads For The Tiger

Episode: 5

S4.E6 ∙ Tchaikowsky's Nutcracker Suite

Episode: 6

S4.E7 ∙ The Strong Are Lonely

Episode: 7

S4.E8 ∙ The Perils Of Perrichon

Episode: 8

S4.E9 ∙ Ward No. Six

Episode: 9

S4.E10 ∙ Under Milk Wood

Episode: 10

S4.E11 ∙ A Concert Of Great Soloists

Episode: 11

S4.E12 ∙ The Master Of Santiago

Episode: 12

S4.E13 ∙ Iron Harp

Episode: 13

S4.E14 ∙ Salad Days

Episode: 14

S4.E15 ∙ The Littlest Of Kinds

Episode: 15

S4.E16 ∙ A Boy Growing Up

Episode: 16

S4.E17 ∙ Ivanov

Episode: 17

S4.E18 ∙ Crossing Paris

Episode: 18

S4.E19 ∙ The Merry Widow

Episode: 19
Sep 25, 1955 (en)
[0] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 25, 1955
  • Production
    CBC
  • Rotten tomato 0%
Original Title Folio
en

Overview

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer