Paul Raven

THE JOURNAL NEWS, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1982 Brian Kerwin set for mini-series tonight by Lynda Hirsch Brian Kerwin, who spent 40 days as Greg Foster on "Young and the Restless’’ before starring in "Sheriff Lobo,” will be seen in CBS’s panoramic Civil War mini-series “The Blue and the Gray,” premiering today.Kerwin admits he was thrilled when “Sheriff Lobo” was canceled. “It was great for a short run,” Kerwin says, “but the day we got our cancellation notices I went into my dressing room and gave a whoop. Of course, when I saw other cast members I acted unhappy.” As for his days on “Y&R,” Brian didn’t consider it the most sociable of experiences. “Except for Julianna McCarthy, who played my mom, I had little contact with the cast. In fact, I think she’s such a terrific actress, whenever I see a property with a female role I think of Julianna.” As for other cast members, Brian recalled “one actress who seemed to take joy in illnesses.” And he recalled the conversation with Beau Kayser, who once played Brock. “Beau started talking to me one day and mentioned he wanted to make records. I said it was something I was interested in too. Suddenly Beau disappeared and never said another word to me.” Brian does have warm feelings for David Hasselhoff, who played his brother Snapper. “We run into each other every now and then and catch up on what we re doing. Now it’s great because David has the car thing (“Knight Riders” on NBC) and I’m doing Blue and the Gray.’” Incidentally, Brian gives a a finely honed and sensitive portrayal in "Blue and the Gray” of a young man who can’t wait to take up arms and then realizes the horror of war

More from Taking soaps Seriously re fan mail A good example of negative feedback was provided by a producer of Guiding Light. We brought back Bill Bauer, Ed's father, played by the same actor who had played it years ago, who supposedly had been killed in a plane crash. Now it turned out he had not been on that plane and had been living an illicit life, had another family somewhere. The response from the public was apparently very negative to this story. to Bert.” It "How dare we do that to Bert. It just wasn't a good thing to be doing. Evidently the response was so strong and articulated by people who should be listened to by the tone of their letters that they decided to take action on that and they got him out of the story as quickly as they could. Was it Irna who killed off Bill? That seems like one of her moves. Whoever it was, I wonder why that decision was made? I don't think Ed Bryce wanted to leave. It would be like randomly killing off Chris Hughes or Tom Horton. It didn't lead to much story for Bert eg new romance. Same with bringing him back. I guess the show wanted to strengthen the Bauers and introduce a new family member with Hilary. Both moves seemed misguided. Hilary could have just turned up as Bill's daughter from along ago affair w/o resurrecting him .

Between the backroom and his apartment, Joey has the ugliest sets.

Some tidbits from the book 'Taking Soaps Seriously', when Marland and Potter were at the helm. Marland :Once we were for casting a part who shall be nameless for a sensual male character. I only judge what I see on my television screen when I look at tapes for the audition. Once I was at told, the secretaries are crazy about him. They think he is the sexiest. I let that influence me once, and I said maybe I'm missing something. Went with the actor. Total washout. Ted Leplat as Andy? Casting is also affected by the look of the show. One performer who was considered overweight and neither young nor dashing enough was replaced with another performer who appeared if not younger, at least thinner. The performer seemed to have become a symbol of the look that the producers were trying to change. A major recast was, as I mentioned, for the part of Dr. Ed Bauer, which had been played by one performer for 12 years Although the recast was fought by the executive producer ,the change was made. There was a very negative reaction from the audience protesting the change, and it took several months for the mail to stop coming in complaining of the recast. Headwriters were critical of this tendency of actors protecting their characters and of actors not liking what their character was scripted to do. I mentioned one romantic lead who found himself a grandfather on the show. Marland: I'm sure lead he hates it.... That's his problem. He's paid to act. I don't think that actors are the best judges of what story is good for them them anyway. Certain actors who have been on the show a long time--you never find it with new actors- they decide their image is such and such.. They become image conscious in herms of what their character is to the audience--an image, a self-image which is very destructive. Obviously a reference to Don Stewart Guiding Light changed its theme during the period I carried out my research. Originally the program opened with harps and strings along with a visual of soft sunlit flowers. This image and theme were replaced by a series of- takes from the program emphasizing drama, romance, and action with light now associated with the flash of photographers' cameras and the reflection of light from the mirrored surfaces in a disco. The music, also, emphasized this different image. The religious, inspirational "guiding light" of the earliest programming had changed to a more secular light promising a more exciting way of life. Marland: A ratings move a little up or a little down doesn't mean a lot. It means a lot if you are really expecting a story to really pull the numbers, one that is on it's peak, and the numbers don't correspond, then you know the numbers aren't working. A good example of a story expected to pull the numbers that did not, involved the "Carrie Story" in which Carrie is shown to have a multiple personality and be capable of horrible acts. Potter :There are two ways of judging whether a story works. One is ratings, the other is creatively. The Carrie story is very interesting. Jane Elliott is a wonderful actress, and Doug wrote a nice story. However, in terms of ratings it obviously didn't work because the numbers either held or slid a little and only went up in the last week of the storyline when it looked like Carrie might kill Ross. If people had cared it would have gone up right away as it did on General Hospital when they were doing Joe and Heather and Heather came out of the hospital with a gun.

Interesting that they decided to bring back Lily. But other viable past characters were forgotten. How long was her stint? Did Lily go full psycho again? Tues.. February 23, 1987 Helfer is glad that Lily isn't a model citizen By Marie Michaels "Loving" model Lily Slater is the sort of soap character any up-and-coming actress would love to play. A victim of incest, Lily (then played by Jennifer Ashe) went insane and was admitted to a mental institution in 1984. But last spring Lily, now played by Britt Helfer, checked herself out against the advice of her doctors.. Alone in the world and obsessed with rekindling the love she and Jack Forbes (Perry Stevens)once shared, she set out to manipulate her way back into his life, even though he is married and the father of a young son. *"I don't see Lily as an evil, hateful or manipulative person," says Heifer, who won the role on April Fool's Day 1987. "She's so obsessed with Jack that she believes what she's doing is right. "I never play her as crazy, because she doesn't think of herself as being the least bit nuts, or she wouldn't be able to do what she's doing and still live with herself," she adds. Prior to joining "Loving," Heifer, a native of Clearfield, Utah, appeared in B-movies and played one-time roles on such series as "Street Hawk.' She also did a stint as another incest victim - Cynthia Clayborn on the R-rated cable soap "A New Day in Eden." Heifer is pleased with how the shows writers are handling her story line and hopes they don't turn Lily into Ms. Model Citizen. "I like the fact that Lily isn't perfect," she says Heifer "I don't want her to be come sugar-coated and virtuous. In fact. I like to play Lily going off the deep end as she has done in the past past. And if she doesn't wind up with. Jack, I'd like another man to come into her life and sweep er off her feet Helfer already found the man of her dreams-Robert Lewis, who plays Josh on Guiding Light", The couple married in 1986. and now they're househunting and thinking about adding a limb to the family tree. Before Heifer stocks up on bottles and booties, though, she'd like to spread her acting wings on Broadway, on nighttime TV and in films "I believe the best things in life will always happen to me. I'm having a ball".

An Interview With William Gray Espy 1974? Interviews are not among William Gray Espy's favorite things. Still, his interest in and curiosity about people (and his popularity with viewers) leads him inevitably into them. What will be said about him this time? What tag will someone pin on him? "Shyest playboy" is one of the most recent, and, to William, one of the most surprising. "I never told them I was a playboy. With five scripts a week: five days a week?" he asks rhetorically, and points out that the schedule leaves hardly enough time for sleeping, eating and reading. And no time at all for being a playboy, shy or bold. Like Snapper Foster, he is soft spoken and seemingly at ease. We asked William about his birthplace. Dothan, Alabama. "There's fresh air. fresh vegetables, no theater and two movie houses. It's growing fast. I don't know whether that's good or bad." The decision to leave his home town and become an actor was made after he had graduated with a degree in philosophy from Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Tennessee. "I knew I didn't want to continue what I'd been doing. I'm not putting education down, and I have no regrets about going to college. But if I'd known then what I know now, I might not have gone. However, I'm here now and I wouldn't change anything. Where is his Southern accent? He does not sound like someone who has lost an accent, he sounds as if he's never had one. "Of course I had an accent. Everyone in the South has. Fortunately, I met an English actress in New York and working with her helped me to lose it. But I still say some things with an accent." Will he give us an example? No. And we get that direct look again. As a TV viewer, he'd like to see' more public television drama; more classics = "Moliere," "Shaw," "O'Neill"..."Columbo" is one show he enjoys. "Peter Falk! he says, "now there's a characterization!" William smiles and tells us "This is the most relaxed I've been-during an interview." The smile turns into a laugh and he adds. "Sometimes I wish I was the type who could go home, drink a bottle of. scotch and relax." This is a startling note, and before we can comment, he adds. "But I'm not." He does go home and read, and enjoys reading about actors and acting. We'd seen the fans waiting at the artists' entrance at CBS and watched them descend on James Houghton (Greg Foster on "The Young And The Restless). Do they lie in wait for William? "Well, yes, but they seem to be a little afraid to approach me...

Requests Andrew Duggan Joel Stedman Britt Helfer

HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE Neil Abbott...George Shannon a friend of the Kirbys 74 Chris Courtland Kirby... Jennifer Harmon 1/74-475 housewife separated from her husband. Larry, and raising their daughter while also coping with problems posed by separation after 12 years of marriage. Got a job as file clerk to Dr Max Cooper, with whom she had a brief affair. Eventually reconciled with Larry. Larry Kirby...head of advertising for a men's magazine and separated from his wife.Having affair with sandra. Remarried Chris. Valentine's Day 1975. Sandra Henderson...Lynn Lowry 1/74-4/75 girlfriend of Larry. David Bachman...Allan Miller . Jan - July 74 a sportswear manufacturer, and his wife Fran are next door neighbors and best friends of Chris Kirbv. David dies of a sudden heart attack. leaving Fran in financial difficulties. Fran Bachman ...Fran Brill Jan74-April 75 following Dave's death faces financial problems as she is unqualified for a job. Runs a thrift shop out of her garage with Maria McGhee. Monica___ Courtland...Joan Copeland Jan 74-April 75 Chris' mother, now married for the third time to Terry Courtland. Opposed to Chris and Larry reconciling. Attracted to Robert Monday. Runs a PR firm. Terry Courtland...Peter Brandon. college professor Peter Willis... Jan 74-April 75 married to Joan, friend of the Kirbys. Joan ___Willis.. Peter's wife, drinks a bit too much. Once a mother she became overly concerned with her daughter, who has possible health issues, neglecting Peter. Dr. Julie Franklin...Rosemary Prinz. a psychotherapist, single, and very much the liberated lady Introduced by the Bachmans to the Kirbys. she's helping the Kirby's daughter recover from a traffic accident. Lori Kirby... ..daughter of Chris and Larry.A victim of a hit and run in the first episode, confused by her parent's divorce. Dr. Carl Maynard... Paul Vincent neurosurgeon in the hospital that received Lori when she was in an accident. Maria _____ McGhee...Lauren White...new neighbor to the Bachmans when she and Johnny buy the Kirby home, Becomes pregnant in March 75 Joyelle Willis ???? daughter to Peter and Joan born Jan 75 Nurse Susan Pritchett...Velekka Gray...75 worked for Dr Max Cooper. Rival to Chris at work. Johnny McGhee... Armande Assante ex prize fighter, bartender at Noah's Ark, framed by JB for murder at Noah's Ark, married to Maria. Lt. Bolling... Al Fann March-April 75 investigated the death at Noah's Ark that Johnny was framed for. Patricia____ McGhee...Sylvia O'Brien 6 /74-12/74 Johnny's mother left town to live in Boston with her elderly sister Ivy.

Early on the Dobsons seemed to be hinting at a triangle -Leslie/Hope and Chad Richards the rock musician, but it never went anywhere. Nov 75 Their concern for Hope's well-being was further complicated by Leslie and Mike's realization that singer Chad Richards, who worked at the Metro where Hope was employed as a waitress, was in an unstable condition because of his suspected brain tumor. Hope, lonely, adrift, and depressed, had turned to Chad for friendship and moral support. However, Chad, fearful of his potential to become uncontrollable when one of his "episodes" occurs, rejected Hope's overtures for a closer relationship. Chad arranged to visit Leslie while Mike was at home, because he was concerned about Hope's future - Chad, sensing that his memory of Leslie, treasured since their high school days when they briefly went steady, had an adverse effect on him and possibly tended to trigger his uncontrollable "episodes," had avoided being alone with Leslie. - Just as Chad arrived, Mike, only having just learned of his brother Ed's separation from Holly, was busy outside consoling his mother Bert. Suddenly, clutching briefly at his left temple, Chad reverted to his high school relationship with "Les." Confused by Leslie's reaction to his attempt to kiss her, Chad became physically aggressive. He pinned her arms against her rendering her completely helpless and clamped his hand over her mouth preventing her from screaming for Mike. Her blouse torn, terrified by Chad's relentless attempt to force himself on her ... Leslie collapsed! Mike rushed in and punched Chad which brought Chad back to his senses and he left immediately, bewildered and apologetic for the hospital. Dr. Steve Jackson, Leslie's father, arranged to take Chad to New York for special tests to locate his suspected tumor so they could operate and remove it.

ANNE SEYMOUR THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS ??? pre 1975

Appropriate that he be cremated....

Still looking... Here are the Afternoon TV Awards 1974 Winners Of The Second Annual Afternoon TV Writers & Editors Awards. Best Serial: For the second straight year, our voters, have named "Another World" as the best daytime serial. Our hats' are off to Executive Producer Paul Rauch, Producer Joe Rothenberger and the fine production staff. Best Written Serial: The "Another World" writing team, headed by Harding Lemay, has again been cited for excellence in script and storyline construction. Best Individual Sequence: "As The World Turns" wins in this category for the "Bob Hughes Car Accident" sequence. This scene, which aired last winter, spotlighted an especially emotion-charged point in the Bob and Jennifer Hughes storyline. Aside from the technical success of the sequence, special mention goes to actor Don Hastings for doing all his own stunt work. Best Actress: As Martha Marceau on "The Edge Of Night", actress Teri Keane is consistently showstopping in her delineation of the problems facing a middle-aged, newly adoptive mother. A former radio star, she's been a serial heroine since the days of "Big Sister" and "Life Can Be Beautiful." Best Actor: As Doug Williams on "Days Of Our Lives,"Bill Hayes plays husband, lover, father and lighthearted cabaret performer — and never misses a beat. Whether praying for his bedridden wife's recovery or entertaining patrons from the "Soliloquey" from "Carousel," he is one of daytime television's most exciting stars. Best Actress — Single Performance: Awarded to Kathryn Hays of "As The World Turns" for her poignant and compelling performance as a woman learning she has just given birth to a stillborn child. Best Actor — Single Performance: Awarded to Nicholas Coster of "Another World" for his memorable marriage proposal scene to a liberated, lost lady. Best Supporting Actor And Actress: Taking the bows in this category are Antony Ponzini and Marilyn Chris of "One Life To Live." Their portrayal of the hilarious courtship of Vinnie the Cop and Wanda the Waitress has elevated daytime serial comedy to a new high. Best Juvenile Actress: Winner Elissa Leeds turned in awardwinning performances on not one. but two daytime serials this year — first as Hope Bauer on "The Guiding Light" and now as Rachel Bachman on "How To Survive A Marriage." Best Juvenile Actor: Winner Laurence Fishburne gives one of the most believable performances on afternoon television as Joshua West — a street urchin gone straight — on "One Life To Live." Most Cooperative Performer: Magazine writers agree that Lydia Bruce of "The Doctors" is truly delightful to interview. Not only is she always accessible to the press, but her good humor and honesty make for consistently lively copy . Favorite Daytime Performer: As Ruth Martin on "All My Children. Mary Fickett ranks as one of the most popular and admired women on daytime television. She also holds the distinction of being the first serial performer ever to garner an Emmy for her daytime work. Best Female Newcomer: Although Fawne Harriman was the third actress to try her hand at the role of Ginger Cooper on "Somerset," she instantly proved to be the viewers choice. A native Californian, Fawne got her show business start working with Hermione Gingold and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Best Male Newcomer: As storefront doctor Tony De Angelis on "How To Survive A Marriage," George Welbes has become an instant matinee idol. Recently, illness .was temporarily kept him off-screen, but viewers are rooting for his swift recovery and can't wait for his return to serialdom. Favorite Serial Graduate: This award goes to Jada Rowland who played Amy Kincaid on "The Secret Storm" for twenty years, first as a juvenile, then as an adolescent, and in recent years, as an adult heroine. Her durability as Amy marks her as one of the longrunning stars on television. Best Commercial: Sally Stark (herself a star of "Love Of Life") and Proctor And Gamble share the honors for their Gain Detergent Commercial, which our voters considered a masterpiece of filming and editing, as well as advertising, understatement. Best Music: For the second year in a row, "The Young And The Restless" — with special mention to songwriters Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr. — captures this award for its outstanding musical contributions to serial drama. Best Talk Show: Awarded to "The Mike Douglas Show" which, since its modest start in Cleveland in 1961, has been enriching late afternoon television with its particular blend of music, comedy, talk, entertainment and enlightenment. Best Talk Show: Awarded to Mike Douglas, naturally enough, in recognition of his superb talents as vocalist, comedian and perceptive guest interviewer. Best Game Show: "Hollywood Squares," another of last year's winners, captures this year's trophy as the most entertaining game show on the air. Best Game Show Host: Monty Hall, host of the popular "Let's Make A Deal." wins hands down in this category. A former Canadian sportscaster, Monty has been an American TV hero since his first assignment as emcee on NBC's "Strike It Rich." Best Game Show Guest: Awarded to Paul Lynde, who millions of viewers agree is one of the best reasons for watching. "Hollywood Squares." Paul is another of our two-time winners. Special Award: To Agnes Nixon who has been turning out TV serial scripts since 1951. Creator and current headwriter of "All My Children. Mrs. Nixon has also penned such favorite shows as "Search For Tomorrow." "The Guiding Light," "Another World" and "One Life To Live." In . accordance with her philosophy that soaps can be informative as well as entertaining, she has been a pioneer in using contemporary social issues as springboards for storylines. Special Award: To Lin Bolen. Vice President in charge of daytime programming at NBC. for her persistent efforts — especially via the launching of the brand new "How To Survive A Marriage" — to make serials more relevant to' today's world. As the first woman to hold this NBC post, Ms. Bolen is particularly concerned about raising the image of women on daytime drama. Special Award: To Betty Corday. Executive Producer of "Days Of Our Lives" and Executive Consultant on "The Young And The Restless."

NATALIE SCHAFER LOVE OF LIFE Augusta Roulland Feb 1971--73

NAT POLEN AS THE WORLD TURNS Dr. Doug Cassen June 1956-October 251966 THE NURSES Dr. John Crager Nov 9 1966 -1967

PAT DIXON SEARCH FOR TOMORROW Bonnie, Travis' secretary 1980

Sun April 2 1978 Soap Report ‘Search’ Troupe Is Switched by Jon Michael Reed. NEW YORK - Out one soap door and in another is a serial-performing habit or hazard. Peter Simon played Scott Phillips on “Search For Tomorrow” since 1968. Scott's romantic foil was fellow attorney and future wife Kathy Parker, portrayed by Courtney Sherman. Peter and Courtney played their love scenes off camera and were married after divorcing previous mates. thrice. Recently. Peter departed “Search" and is starring in off-Broadway's “P.S. Your Cat Is Dead." His leading lady in that show, incidentally. is Claire Malis (Dorian Lord on “One Life to Live”). MEANWHILE. Back on “Search,” Courtney finds herself with a new screen husband in the person of Peter Ratray. who only a few months ago was playing Quentin Ames on “Another World." “Search" has had lousv luck finding suitable writers for the past year or more. Scriptors have come and gone in a thrice.The situation was once so unbearable that several cast-members raised cane about the material they were given. Now, Henry Slesar has been named headwriter. Slesar has scripted “The Edge of Night” for many years and will continue on that show also tackling",Search’s" headaches and heartaches. At least until he breaks. Writing one serial is tough enough, let alone two concurrent ones. WITH SLESAR'S arrival three performers have been given the heave-ho. Lenka Peterson (Evelyn Reedy), Tina Orr and Bob Rockwell (Meredith and Greg Hartford) departed last week. Rockwell, you'll remember, was Mr. Boynton on the “Our Miss Brooks" TV series in the 1950s. but his character's romance with “Search” heroine Joanne Vincente failed to make the grade. Taking up the slack on “Search" will be two new arrivals that bear the kinds of odd-ball names Slesar is known to be fond of, Chance Halliday (Donna's ex-Mr. who will be played by George Shannon) Chance's sister. Kylie Halliday. portrayed by Lisa Buck.

Susan never returned the favor by appearing as a guest judge on Drag Race. Category is ' Night of a 1000 Soap Divas.'

First of all, congrats to everyone involved in that episode-director, choreographer, costumer,actors etc. It must have been a huge undertaking to produce under the budget/ time restraints. I wish the cotillion had been the culmination or springboard of a major young love story. The BTG youngsters are recurring and supporting and I think some of them should be contract and involved in A stories. I'm surprised Vanessa didn't insist on having Joey there. And portraying the non Dupree families as stuffy and mean was too cliche. While the D's were whoopin' and hollerin' Jessica's folks and the Belleclaires were looking like they had brooms up there anusses. Poor Andre spent a lot of the time taking photos. Was there a professional photographer in attendance? Derek dying would be the culmination of a poorly conceived character (a fireman,why?) a DOA romance/love triangle and an actor who had zilch onscreen presence (at least, at first). He'll be gone and forgotten immediately.

Eileen lucked out and spent decades on AMC. BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS. Saturday. Dec. 18, 1976 Eileen Herlie Chosen to Portray Myrtle Lum on ’All My Children’ By JON-MICHAEL REED NEW YORK - She’s only been gone from “All My Children” for a few weeks but the incessant cry can be heard across the land: "Bring her back.” Carol Burnett, one of the show’s most ardent fans, has commented, “Oh, I love that woman. I hope there's some way they can keep her in the story.” THE OBJECT of the clamor is a rather seedy character named Myrtle Lum. An ex-carnival woman. she was picked up out of the gutter of a woman’s shelter by rich witch Phoebe Tyler and hired to pose as the long-lost mother of Phoebe's would-be daughter-in-law, Kitty. The scheme was to have Myrtle lure Kitty away from Pine Valley and Phoebe’s only begotten son, Lincoln. The plan worked perfectly. Trouble was that Myrtle was a victim of her own charade. She grew to love Kitty as the daughter she never had. When the pressure increased that she might be exposed. Myrtle double-crossed Phoebe and devised her own fake funeral rather than allowing Kitty to learn the shattering truth. A noble gesture by one of the most colorful characters to ever come down the soap opera pike. THE NOBLE actress chosen to portray this coloful charcter is Eileen Herlie. Eileen Herlie? Not the Eileen Herlie who burst upon the West End London stage in her eariy 20s to critical acclaim as the queen in Cocteau’s "The Eagle Has Two Heads”? Not the Eileen Herlie who was personally chosen by Laurence Olivier to play Queen Gertrude to his screen "Hamlet,” and then some 30 years later repeated the role in Richard Burton’s Broadway version? Not the Eileen Herlie whose career mentor was the late great Tyrone Guthrie? Not the Eileen Heriie whose leading men have included Rex Harrison. Maurice Evans, Peter Ustinov and John Gielgud, and who even ventured into two Broadway musicals, opposite Jackie Gleason in “Take Me Along” and Ray Bolger in “All American”? Not the Eileen Yes, that Eileen Herlie. BUT COME NOW. Miss Herlie. Wasn’t it something of a step down to accept a role on a soap opera after such an illustrious career? “At first.” remembers the actress, “all I knew was that soap operas were sort of weepylove stories. I didn’t honestly think I could fit into that sort of thing. But after I read a few scripts, I immediately adored the lady. I would have grabbed this character and played her anywhere, in any medium. She’s a marvelous mixture of the comedic and the sentimental. She’s got so many dimensions. as well as enormous guts to survive the kind of background she had. "Of course, she’s not the kind of character I’m usually associated with. I suppose my reputation, if you want to call it that, has been connected with classical roles. I’ve performed with all the great English speaking actors of this century. "BUT WHAT I haven’t had a chance to do is to get away from the glamorous queenly thing — the tiaras and the regal clothes and the trailing trains. With Mrs. Lum. I can get into an old, perfectly awful housedress and ill-matched scarves and berets. "I don’t have to worry about my accent, because she’s traveled everywhere and belongs nowhere. I can work with a wonderful, beautiful young actress like Francesca James (Kitty) and simply allow the character’s rich and outrageous behavior to sweep me along. I can look awful with the painted lips and rouge and just get on with the acting. "You see, the grand dames are lovely to play. But sometimes one just wants to get hold of a character that does not have to rely on the trappings, a situation where you can send the sheer guts of the character straight-out to hit the audience. This is what Mrs. Lum gives me a chance to do. SHE CERTAINLY’ did that. Attention was paid to Mrs. Lum. and fans of “All My Children" continue to beseech the writers to bring her back from Hollywood where she seoff to find a career following the performance of her life. "Yes,” admits Miss Herlie. “the possibility of my return has been discussed. But, you know. I’ve learned it’s not advisable to reveal what might happen on a soap opera.” she adds with a gleeful wink. Oh. Eileen Herlie. you’re such a caution. But Miss Burnett, your wish may just come true. Tune in tomorrow . . ,

Allan Potter probably thought the youngsters would find the new GL opening totally groovy.

I agree. Everyone looked good except I wasn't a fan of Chelsea's look.

PAUL STEVENS ONE LIFE TO LIVE Dr Marcus Polk 1969 (According to a newspaper cast list. As every other cast member tracks, he must have held this role briefly)

I wasn't a fan of later Search openings. The music and graphics were cheesy and dated quickly. The great Larry Haines. The interviewer calls himself a soap opera freak but the line of questioning is quite disrespectful IMO. Maybe he was going for witty/sardonic but it comes off as rude. THE JOURNAL-NEWS, SUNDAY, JUNE 4. 1972 He's riding bubble in soap opera by Philip Nobile. God must love minor actors - he made so many of them. \You know their faces, but not their names. Take Larry Haines, for example. Who? See what I mean? Well, Larry Haines is undeniably a household face. He happens to play to a noontime audience of seven million people, five days a week and he’s been doing this for almost 20 years. Haines is better known as Stu Bergman of the long-running TV soap opera Search for Tomorrow. He also has a reputation on Broadway as a character actor - five shows and five Tony Award nominations. I interviewed Haines backstage after a matinee performance of his latest Broadway efffort — Twigs. I never talked to a minor actor before (nobody ever seems to bother). But as a soap opera freak, I wanted to know whether Larry Haines can really find happiness in playing the schleppy Stu Bergman in the sentimental Search for Tomorrow. Q: Did you always want to be a big minor actor? A: There’s no such thing as a minor actor; there are only minor parts. Q: Well, the term is “feature player” or character actor. What is it about feature players that seems to keep them feature players? A: In my particular case, I think the reason is physical. I'm only 5’ 7” and I have certain physical limitations as far as stardom is concerned. But believe me, I'm very happy with where I am now. Q: You mean there are advantages in being something less than a superstar? A: Yes. the big advantage is that you work more frequently as a feature or supporting player than you do as a star. A star has to wait for the proper vehicle and the proper vehicle may come along only once every three years or so. The star also has to draw the public. If you do a play written by an unknown playwright and directed by an unknown director and you are the star, it’s a tremendous responsibility. Everything hinges on you. So the pressure is there. Q: Can you mention any feature players who made it to stardom? A; Eli Wallach was a character actor for a number of years. I don’t think Jason Robards started as a star. I think Dustin Hoffman is another good example. So is Gene Hackman. The other night I saw The Godfather and I think Al Pacino will really zoom to super stardom. You just have to be seen in the right thing at the right time by the right person. Q: Soap opera is one of the last refuges for character actors, isn't it? A: It isn't the last, it's one of the first. Soap opera is one of the big sources of income for character actors in New York. It's about all we have in live television right now. All the series are being shot in Hollywood. Q: You played Search for Tomorrow's long-suffering schlep, Stu Bergman, for about 29 years now, haven’t you? A: He’s not a long-suffering schlep. No, Stu is a happy-go-lucky, good-natured guy who has just recently been hit with tragedy. But prior to that, he didn’t really have that many problems. He was always trying to help people solve their problems. Q: How can you stand playing the same role all these years? A; Well, because, fortunately, in soap opera, you have a new script to tackle every show. That keeps your mind alert, keeps you from getting bored. In the theatre. however, you have to say the same thing night after night for a long run. Q: It sure looks like easy work — not too many lines or too demanding scenes. A . The difficulty with soap opera is the speed with which it’s done. There is not that much time to prepare or rehearse We come in at eight o’clock in the morning and we have our first blocking and work to about 9:30. Then we are off to make-up and costume and we don't get back into the studio until 10.15. Then we have a dress rehearsal. We may work on it for a little more than two hours and that’s it. Next we tape the show and it’s 2 o'clock before we’re through. Q: One thing has always irked me about soap operas. At the end of every scene you have those long dissolves while the organ plays and the actors stare at each other stupidly until the commercial comes on. How come? A: If the show is playing too fast, the director may take more time on a dissolve to stretch out the time. Then it’s purely mechanical and you have to cooperate. Sure, it's uncomfortable. But it’s one of the mechanical difficulties of television. Q: Do you ever get annoyed by the story lines? Let’s face it, some are a little silly. A: I mean this most sincerely: I don’t think we’ve had that many silly incidents on Search for Tomorrow. They have been pretty believable situations. What Stu has been playing now has been very tragic where his daughter’s husband has just died. Q. What’s unreal though is that so many bad things could happen in a single person’s life. Not necessarily your character. For example, the leading woman’s: Joanne Tate goes from tragedy to tragedy. It’s kind of exhausting. A: Let's not lose sight of the fact that we are playing in a world of make believe and we do have to create situations and story lines to hold an audience. If we didn’t, we wouldn't still be on the air.

Nashville was another show that dealt in super quick scenes. They went through too much story too soon. It was like the whole writing process was at the mercy of someone pressing the channel change on the remote.

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1982 Soap battling 'General' By MICHAEL KUCHWARA NEW YORK (AP) - Top-ranked “General Hospital,” keeps “The Guiding Light” trying harder in the battle for more and younger day time viewers. The CBS soap opera has gone in for elaborately staged fantasy sequences, more location shooting and a new eye-catching montage for the show’s opening credits in an effort to catch ABC’s “General Hospital,” which it faces in most television markets. The keenness of competition has paid off for “Light,” at least as far as the National Daytime Emmy Awards are concerned. It’s the only CBS nominee for the season’s outstanding daytime dramatic series. The other three Emmy nominees for best series — “Ryan’s Hope," “All My Children,” and “General Hospital” — are all on ABC The winner will be announced Friday at ceremonies that will be broadcast nationally by CBS, 3 p.m. EDT Leading “Light's” quest for higher ratings is the show’s executive producer, Allen M. Potter, a 28-year veteran of the soap operas wars, whose credits include such shows as “Brighter Day,” “As the World Turns” and “Another World.” He joined “The Guiding Light” six years ago. “In those days, there was a lot of talk about what went on, mostly over coffee cups," he said “The characters were middle-aged or beyond with usually a token young person ” Today, they are mostly younger — “the bulk of our show is now age 17 to middle 20s," says Potter “We made a massive change in the last year when we let some of the older people go.That was a sad parting but we feel that it's necessary in this day and age to tell the stories of the young because they are the ones who are giving the shows ratings these days.” Not only are the characters younger but the locales are frequently becoming more exotic Potter spoke in a telephone interview from St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands where the show was taping a number of scenes, including underwater shots and a search for a golden temple that, according to the producer, “is going to reveal all kinds of things The episodes will air in July. The stories, written by head writer Douglas Marland, move faster, too. Marland created the enormously popular characters of Luke and Laura on “General Hospital." before joining "The Guiding Light ” On “Light,” he created a series of fantasy sequences for the willful Nola Reardon, who besides being the series’ "bad girl,” has a penchant for old movies and an active imagination Marland placed her in "Wuthering Heights,” "Dracula,” and even a Busby Berkeley style number with dancers on a battleship, reminiscent of “Anchors Aweigh.” Fortunately, Lisa Brown, who plays Nola Reardon, is an expert musical comedy performer, who later this summer will take over the ingenue lead in the Broadway musical, "42nd Street.” The show’s introduction has also changed. For years, it began with a shot of a lighthouse and stately organ music. “After that we opened with a pattern of leaves and a slow, melodic kind of music," said Potter “We felt a need for a change. So we created our present opening. I think it's the sharpest thing we’ve got in daytime (drama) today.” It’s a montage, one- or two-second action shots from recent shows that are intercut rapidly on the screen to faster, uptempo music, he said. The scenes will be periodically updated Marland also built plot lines around a discotype nightclub called “Wired for Sound.” which allows for more music on the show and the appearance of people not usually seen on soap operas Recent performers at the club have included the punk rock group, the B-52s, and Jennifer Holliday who won a Tony Award this week for her performance in the Broadway musical “Dreamgirls.”