Adapted by Richard Astor and Waldemar Hansen Translated by Jonathan Griffin Story by Henry de Montherlant Directed by Mario Prizek Cast: John Drainie ......... King Ferrante Kate Reid ............ Ines de Castro Frances Hyland ..... The Infanta Lloyd Bochner ....... Don Pedre Ron Hartmann ........ Egas Coelho Joseph Shaw .......... Alvar Gonealves Chris Wiggins ......... Don Eduardo Leslie Yeo ......... The Grand Admiral Gillie Fenwick ....... Don Christoval Rex Hagon ......... Dino del Moro Peter Needham ....... The Infante Air Date : 8th-May-1958

Producer Norman Campbell Libretto W.S. Gilbert Musical director Godfrey Ridout Cast: Shirley Martin .......... Patience Irene Byatt ............... Lady Jane Arthur Sclater .......... The Colonel Rex LeLacheur ........ The Major Peter Dimuantes ...... The Duke Isabelita Alonso ........ Lady Angela Murray Matheson ..... Reginald Bunthorne William Cole ............. Archibald Grosvenor Elaine Meek ............. Ella Yvonne O'Sullivan ... Saphir Norman Welsh ......... Solicitor Bella Sholom Barbara Strathdee Synopsis: Gilbert and Sullivan's "Patience." Archibald Grosvenor, an "Idyllic" poet - Bill Cole; Reginald Bunthorne, a "Fleshly" poet - Murray Matheson. Air Date : 31st-Oct-1957  Read More

The tale follows farm-hand Jake, The Kid, Ma, old Matthew-behind-the-Rock, Albert Williams, and other townsfolk on the prairie. For 17 years, Mitchell's vivid imagination has made this fictional town as significant to many as their actual hometowns. Comedy by W.O. Mitchell Directed by Robert Allen Cast: John Drainie ........... Jake Johnny Washbrook .... The Kid Douglas Rain ......... Matthew-behind-the-rock Jack Creley .......... Albert Williams Aileen Seaton ......... Ma Frank Peddie .......... Mayor MacTaggart Paul Kligman Norman Welsh William Needles Air Date : 7th-Nov-1957  Read More

A program of modern dance. Games, danced by the Donald McKayle company, and Rites, by the Pearl Lang company, are being combined in one program by producer Harvey Hart to form a symbolic picture of turbulent adolescence in contemporary society. Air Date : 14th-Nov-1957  Read More

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 Air Date : 21st-Nov-1957  Read More

Produced by Norman Campbell Play by Stan Daniels and Ray Jessel Directed by Norman Campbell Cast: Jack Duffy ......... Muk Irene Byatt ........ Hairy Mary Don McManus ..... Glump Jack Medhurst ..... Roget Thesaurus Norman Welsh Paul Kligman Marie Gauley Bruno Gerussi Carlu Carter Carol Starkman Air Date : 28th-Nov-1957  Read More

A documentary film by J. Frank Willis on British Columbia's Peace River country. Air Date : 5th-Dec-1957  Read More

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 Air Date : 12th-Dec-1957  Read More

a ballet presentation COPPELIA Cast: Betty Pope Roy Moller Air Date : 19th-Dec-1957  Read More

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 Air Date : 26th-Dec-1957  Read More

Play by Laurence Housman Cast: Claire Austin ....... Victoria Lloyd Bochner .... Albert Dickson Kerwin Air Date : 2nd-Jan-1958  Read More

In this live television play set in London, a woman tries to convince others of the "insanity" of an older woman. Teleplay by John Bethune Play by Pamela Hansford Johnson Directed by Paul Almond Cast: Barbara Chilcott ........ Madge Donnythorpe Nora Nicholson ........ Miss Malleson Zillah Carter .............. Mrs. Beauclerc Diana Maddox .......... Nora Sarah Davies ............. Miss Figgis Earl Grey ................... Major Shales Hilary Vernon ............ Mrs. Heysham Air Date : 9th-Jan-1958  Read More

Play by Victorien Sardou Cast: Ilona Kombrink ......... Tosca Giuseppe Campora ... Mario Cavaradossi James Milligan ............ Scarpia Andrew MacMillan ...... Sacristan Teresa Stratas ............. Un Pastore Don McManus Cecil Samchyshyn Ernest Adams Harry Mossfield Air Date : 16th-Jan-1958  Read More

Adapted by Elspeth Cochran Translation by Rodney Ackland Play by Aleksandr Ostrovskiy Cast: William Hutt ........ Gloumov, the Scoundrel Jane Mallett ........ Mme. Gloumov Betty Leighton .... Mme. Tourasina Margaret Griffin ...... Mashenka Frank Peddie ......... Mamaev Mary Savidge .......... Kleopatra Leo Leyden ............ Kourchaev Larry Beattie ........... Gorodoulin Henry Comor ........ Golutvin Joan White ........... Mms. Maniefa Jacob Reinglas John Grima Air Date : 23rd-Jan-1958  Read More

Written by William Berney and Howard Richardson Cast: Nancy Malone ...... Barbara Allen John Glennon ...... Witch Boy Joan Blackman Cec Linder Josephine Barrington Jack Creley Mavor Moore Air Date : 30th-Jan-1958  Read More

Producer Robert Allen Play Joseph Schull Cast: William Marshall ......... Richard Jennings Kate Reid ........... Anne Corinne Conley Murray Westgate Sarah Davies Leo Leyden Eleanor Beecroft Earl Grey Air Date : 6th-Feb-1958  Read More

Adapted by Mavor Moore Play by Nikolai Gogol Cast: Leo Ciceri ..... Roland Plantagenet Ernest Guimond .... Napoleon Forget Joseph Furst ...... Doc Schwartz Betty Leighton ....... Anna Alex McKee ......... Louis Charles Palmer ........ Burrows Deborah Turnbull ....... Marie Frank Peddie ........... Judge MacGregor Ivor Barry .......... Reverend Williams Ed McNamara ....... Sheriff Sammy Sales ........... Deputy Esse W. Ljungh ....... Mayor Leo Leyden .......... O'Reilly Jay Shannon ......... O'Rourke Sandra O'Neill........ Sheriff's daughter Air Date : 20th-Feb-1958  Read More

Adapted by Alwyne Whatsley Play by Ivan Turgenev Directed by Mario Prizek Cast: Kate Reid .......... Natalya Petrovna Don Francks ....... Alexey Beliayev Tony Brown ........... Kolya William Hutt ......... Rakitin Janet Reid ........... Vera William Needles .... Arkady Islayev Sammy Sales ......... Dr. Shpigelsky Michael Conway Barbara Tremain Air Date : 27th-Feb-1958  Read More

Teleplay by John Bethune Play by George Bernard Shaw Directed by Barry Morse Cast: Katharine Blake ........ Catherine the Great Lorne Greene ........... Patiomkin Joseph Shaw ........... Edstaston Patricia Farmer Ruby Renaut Air Date : 13th-Mar-1958  Read More

Play by Oliver Goldsmith (based on the play "She Stoops to Conquer") Cast: Inga Swenson ......... Kate Hardcastle Donald Davis ........... Marlow Don Francks ........... Hastings Norman Welsh ....... Mr. Hardcastle Mary Savidge ......... Mrs. Hardcastle Kathy McNeil .......... Constance Gordon Foster ........ Tony Lumpkin Lillian Bozinoff ......... Betsy Bouncer Norman Ettlinger ..... Sir Charles Tom Kneebone ....... Diggory Leo Leyden ............. Landlord Peter Dimuantes Donald Ewer Ed Simay Chris Wiggins Air Date : 20th-Mar-1958  Read More

Teleplay by John Drainie Story by Stephen Leacock Directed by Norman Campbell Cast: John Drainie .......... Stephen Leacock Larry D. Mann Mary Savidge Norman Welsh Eric Clavering Tom Kneebone Chris Wiggins Air Date : 27th-Mar-1958  Read More

A governess begins to wonder if her two young charges are the victims of a form of diabolical possession. Novel by Henry James Cast: Theresa Gray ....... Governess Elizabeth Benson Guy .... Miss Jessel William McGrath ............ Peter Quint Shirley Martin .......... Flora Billy Potton .......... Miles Judith Pierce ......... Mrs. Grose Air Date : 1st-May-1958  Read More

Adapted by Richard Astor and Waldemar Hansen Translated by Jonathan Griffin Story by Henry de Montherlant Directed by Mario Prizek Cast: John Drainie ......... King Ferrante Kate Reid ............ Ines de Castro Frances Hyland ..... The Infanta Lloyd Bochner ....... Don Pedre Ron Hartmann ........ Egas Coelho Joseph Shaw .......... Alvar Gonealves Chris Wiggins ......... Don Eduardo Leslie Yeo ......... The Grand Admiral Gillie Fenwick ....... Don Christoval Rex Hagon ......... Dino del Moro Peter Needham ....... The Infante Air Date : 8th-May-1958  Read More

Based on the book by Jacqueline Rosenfeld Cast: Shirley Harmer ........ Nora Jones Murray Matheson .... Harry Hansen Robert Goulet Glenna Jones Sammy Sales Frank Peppiatt Air Date : 15th-May-1958  Read More

Play by Christopher Fry Directed by Paul Almond Cast: Donald Harron ....... Tegeus Chromis Rosemary Harris .... Dynamene Helen Burns ........... Doto Air Date : 22nd-May-1958  Read More

Sinclair's play encompasses Socrates' life, from being hailed as the wisest man to his trial, betrayal, and eventual demise by drinking hemlock. It aims to capture the essence of the philosopher's existence. Play by Lister Sinclair Directed by Mario Prizek. Cast: Frank Peddie ......... Socrates Barry Morse ........... Crito Lloyd Bochner ....... Agathon Donald Davis ......... Alcibiades Larry Mann ............ Aristophanes Joe Austin ............. Kratinos Ivor Barry ............... Philip John Vernon ........ Cyrus Leo Leyden ........... Megillus Zillah Carter ........... Xanthippe Henry Comor ......... Meletus Gillie Fenwick ........ Triptolemus Robert Goodier ...... Sergeant Harold Burke ......... Farmer Kay Hawtrey ........... Farmer's wife Air Date : 29th-May-1958  Read More