First Performance
| First Performance | |
|---|---|
| Genre | dramatic anthology |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 3 October 1956 – 4 November 1958 |
First Performance is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1956 to 1958.
Premise
These short series of television plays were produced as a promotion for Canada Savings Bonds.[1]
Scheduling
The first season of this 90-minute series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. (Eastern) during October 1956. The second season (1957) aired Thursdays at 9:30 p.m., also during the month of October. The final 1958 season was broadcast Tuesdays 9:30 p.m. in October, with the last broadcast on 4 November 1958.
Episodes
1956 season
- 3 October 1956: Time Lock (Leo Orenstein producer; Arthur Hailey writer)
- 10 October 1956: O'Brien (Melwyn Breen producer; Joseph Schull writer), a comedy
- 17 October 1956: Black of the Moon (David Greene producer; Leslie MacFarlane writer)
- 24 October 1956: The Discoverers (Ronald Weyman producer; Mac Rosenfeld and George Salverson writers)
1957 season
- 3 October 1957: Seeds of Power (Arthur Hailey writer), starring Katherine Blake, Lloyd Bochner, John Drainie and Patrick Macnee
- 10 October 1957: Ice on Fire (Len Peterson writer)
- 17 October 1957: Cousin Elva (Stuart Trueman book, Leslie MacFarlane adaptation), starring Araby Lockhart, Alexander Webster and Helene Winston
- 24 October 1957: Janey Canuck (Byrne Hope Saunders book, Lister Sinclair adaptation), starring Katherine Blake and Lloyd Bochner
1958 season
- 7 October 1958: Panic at Parth Bay (Harvey Hart producer; Lester Powell writer), starring Frances Hyland, Leslie Nielsen, Alexander Webster, Hugh Webster, Leslie Yeo and Louis Zorich
- 21 October 1958: The Man in the House (Adrian Waller producer; Marcel Dubé writer; Ivor Barry translation), starring Collette Coutois, Gratien Gélinas, Germaine Giroux, Clement Latour and Ovila Legaré
- 4 November 1958: The Man Who Caught Bullets (Mario Prizek producer; Mavor Moore writer), starring Everett Sloane
References
- ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "First Performance". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "First Performance". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- First Performance at IMDb
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