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[21] CBC Folio: THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

26Feb1956

Adapted by Len Peterson

Play by Fritz Hochwalder

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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2.06 [36] CBC Folio: THE NATIVITY

19Dec1956

Produced by Robert Allen

Written by Andrew Allan

Directed by Elmer Iseler

Music sung by the Festival Singers

Cast:

Janet Reid ....... Virgin Mary

John Drainie .... Joseph

Barry Morse ....... King Herod

Al King ............... Reader

Douglas Rain ..... Shepherd

Richard Easton ... Shepherd

James Edmond .... Shepherd

Lloyd Bochner ..... King

Powys Thomas .... King

Robert Christie ..... King

Maud Whitmore ..... Maid

Harold Burke ..... Soldier

Frank Mathias .... Soldier

Roland Bull ........ Messenger

Vernon Chapman ...... Herod's Courtier

A touching drama depicts Dr. Neil McCulloch's struggle between career aspirations and devotion to Cape Breton Island. Set to depart for Montreal after returning to take over his mentor's practice, Neil's plans shift when his ailing childhood friend Jamie prompts a pivotal choice between ambition and loyalty.

Producer Robert Allen

Written by Joseph Schull

Cast:

Douglas Rain ........ Dr. Neil McCulloch

Frances Hyland ..... Frances McCulloch

Frank Peddie ......... Dr. Clearly

Jonathan White ........ Jamie

Anne Sass-Wilson ....... Aileen

Jane Mallett ....... Mrs. Ogilvie

Ruth Springford ....... Meg

Alexander Webster ....... David

Rex Devlin .......... Angus

Brendan Dillon ........ Michael

Story based on the murder of Confederation statesman D'Arcy McGee and the trial of his assassin, James Whelan.

Play by Len Peterson

Cast:

Douglas Rain ......... James Whelan

Robert Christie ....... Sir John A.Macdonald

James Doohan

Jack Creley

Katharine Blake

James Edmond

Margaret Griffin

Leo Leyden

John Drainie

Charmion King

Ivor Barry

Leo Leyden

Larry Beattie

Michael Conway

Brendan Dillon

George Luscombe

Ironic comedy of good and evil, set in modern Scotland. Written by James Bridie

Cast:

James Donald ........ Mr. Bolfry

Frank Peddie ......... Mr. McCrimmon

Jane Mallett ............. Mrs. McCrimmon

Douglas Rain ............ Cully

Margaret Griffin ......... Jean

Ian Hewitson ....... Cohen

Sally Lewis ........ Morag

Play by Henrik Ibsen

Directed by Michael Langham

Cast:

Bruno Gerussi ....... Peer Gynt

Ann Casson .......... Aase

Diana Maddox ...... Solveig

Eric Christmas

George McCowan

Roberta Maxwell

Douglas Rain

Powys Thomas

Ann Morrish

Jeremy Wilkin

William Needles

Amelia Hall

Edwin Stephenson

The first play, "Sammy" by Ken Hughes, features Eric House as a bookie trying to gather funds for protection against a gang. The second play, "The Dock Brief" by John Mortimer, marks its fourth season with two one-act performances.

Play by Ken Hughes (Sammy) and John Mortimer (The Dock Brief)

Directed by Paul Almond

Host Clyde Gilmour

Cast:

Eric House .......... Sammy

Douglas Rain .......(The Dock Brief)

Alfred Gallagher ... (The Dock Brief)

Written by Eugene Labiche

Cast:

Frank Peddie ...... Mr. Perrichon

Winifred Dennis .... Mrs. Perrichon

Anne Collings ..... Henrietta

Douglas Rain ....... Armand

Timothy Findley .... Daniel

Ed Simay .......... Innkeeper

Donald Ewer

Chris Wiggins

Teleplay by Paul Almond

Play by Dylan Thomas

Directed by Paul Almond

Narrator Douglas Rain

Cast:

Powys Thomas ........ Captain Cat

Diana Maddox ......... Polly Garter

Barbar Alleyn ............ Miss Price

Sarah Davies ............ Mrs. Organ Morgan

Ivor Barry .................. Rev. Eli Jenkins

Brendan Dillon

Alan Crofoot

Gertrude Bradley

Gillie Fenwick

Moya Fenwick

Amelia Hall

Margaret Clifton

Leslie Atack

The story tells of an ineffectual, idealistic landowner who destroys his wife and eventually himself by letting

his estate accumulate debts.

Teleplay by John Bethune

Play by Anton Chekhov

Cast:

William Hutt ........ Nicholas Ivanov

Kate Reid ............ Sarah

Anne Fielding .... Sasha

Douglas Rain ...... Dr. Lvov

Frances Hyland ...... Zuzushka

Tony Van Bridge .... Count

Bruno Gerussi ......... Misha

Charles Palmer ........ Lebedev

Mary Savidge ........... Babkina

Cosette Lee .............. Matron

Paddy Croft ............... Katya

Timothy Findley ........ Petya

John Gardiner

Lian Garon

Iris Krangle