First Performance
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.Scheduling
The first season of this 90-minute series was broadcast on Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. during October 1956. The second season 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
- 10 October 1956: O'Brien, a comedy
- 17 October 1956: Black of the Moon
- 24 October 1956: ''The Discoverers''
1957 season
- 3 October 1957: Seeds of Power, starring Katherine Blake, Lloyd Bochner, John Drainie and Patrick Macnee
- 10 October 1957: Ice on Fire
- 17 October 1957: Cousin Elva, starring Araby Lockhart, Alexander Webster and Helene Winston
- 24 October 1957: Janey Canuck, starring Katherine Blake and Lloyd Bochner
1958 season
- 7 October 1958: Panic at Parth Bay, starring Frances Hyland, Leslie Nielsen, Alexander Webster, Hugh Webster, Leslie Yeo and Louis Zorich
- 21 October 1958: The Man in the House, starring Collette Coutois, Gratien Gélinas, Germaine Giroux, Clement Latour and Ovila Legaré
- 4 November 1958: The Man Who Caught Bullets, starring Everett Sloane