Ellen Barrett later went to SFT as producer. Was Michael still on at that time?

Michael Corbett is now very successful in real estate and has written books etc.

He was buying and renovating properties with his soap income back then.Smart guy.

I think Michael was on the show up to about 1983 or 1984.

From the Soapnet boards, 1982 synopses.

January 4-8, 1982:

Seneca and EJ caught Barbara walking, and she pleaded with them to keep her secret to save ratings for The Proud and the Passionate. Faith tumbled down the stairs after Mendenhall inadvertently closed the passageway.

January 11-15, 1982:

Faith discovered Merit Khara’s mummy in a passageway in the secret room. Jill and Faith quarreled over Ari. Roger was cleared in Barbara’s malpractice suit. EJ learned her former boyfriend Ox Knolls was killed in an accident.

January 18-22, 1982:

Jim hired Joe to further investigate Ari. Dee learned more information about EJ's relationship with Ox. Roger and EJ discovered the beach house was bugged with hidden electronic equipment.

January 25-29, 1982:

Dee failed miserably in her attempt to keep Roger and EJ apart. Foreign agents pursued Ari. During the opening of Merit Khara's tomb, Maeve collapsed and was rushed to Riverside.

February 1-5, 1982:

Roger proposed marriage to EJ. Believing herself dying, Maeve revealed that Jill is Ed Coleridge's natural daughter, which makes Jill and Faith half sisters. Later, Maeve recovered from blood poisoning.

February 8-12, 1982:

EJ was stunned when Ox arrived in New York very much alive. EJ kept the news from Roger that she and Ox are legally married. Ari's cohort Yvonne plotted to use Faith as leverage in finding the River of Gold.

February 15-19, 1982:

Ox agreed to divorce EJ so she can marry Roger, but he won’t go through with it until she pays him to skip the country. Yvonne drugged Faith and pumped her for information about the River of Gold. Later, Yvonne poured booze over Faith and dumped her on Roger’s doorstep.

February 22-26, 1982:

EJ gave Ox the pearls Roger had given her as an engagement present. Ox feared the South American despots will find and kill him. Yvonne kidnapped Faith. Ari attempted to rescue Faith but was killed by Yvonne.

March 1-5, 1982:

Joe saved Faith from being killed by Yvonne. EJ and Roger planned a St. Patrick’s Day wedding. Joe threw the statuette into the fire, destroying all clues to the River of Gold. Yvonne was arrested for Ari's murder.

March 8-12, 1982:

Pat and Kim boarded the same plane bound for New York. Alexei contacted Joe. Ox tried to pawn Roger’s pearls. Pat gave a seriously ill Arly medical attention. Pat and Kim’s plane crash landed. Arly was comatose.

March 15-19, 1982:

Siobhan returned for St. Patrick’s Day. Kim wasn’t upset when Rae insisted she’ll take care of Arly. Seneca warned Rae he’ll fight her for custody of Arly, who battled viral meningitis. Ox accused EJ of doublecrossing him. A dying Alexei urged Joe to assume control of his mob business. Pat announced plans to open a free clinic.

March 22-26, 1982:

Joe lied to Maeve that he refused Alexei’s mob inheritance. Jill served Kim with divorce and custody papers from Seneca. Rae gave financial backing to Pat's clinic plans.

March 29-April 2, 1982:

Maeve covered for Ox when despots came after him. Jill and Faith reconciled their relationship. Joe was at Alexei’s side when he died.

April 5-9, 1982:

Joe feared mob trouble and the loss of Siobhan permanently if he accepts Alexei’s inheritance. EJ continued with plans to marry Roger even though she learned Ox faked their divorce. Siobhan rejected Joe's attempts to reconcile. Dee bristled over wedding preparations for Roger and EJ.

April 12-16, 1982:

EJ couldn't go through with the wedding and left a stunned Roger at the altar. Rae threatened to disinherit Kim if she finds out Kim had an affair with pornographer Sid Berman while on the lam with Arly. EJ vanished.

April 19-23, 1982:

Kim and Orson plotted to "kidnap" Arly for Rae’s enormous ransom money. EJ surfaced and confessed to an unsympathetic Roger about her marriage to Ox. Ox borrowed money from Leopold to buy a racecar.

April 26-30, 1982:

Rae allowed Hollis Kirkland to hire Jack as an editor for his book, but Jack turned it over to EJ. Dee set her sights on Roger again after he refused to give EJ a second chance. Joe broke down Siobhan's defenses.

May 3-7, 1982:

Joe and Siobhan celebrated their reconciliation in bed. Ox vowed he’d make good on the racetrack. Kim schemed to tranquilize Arly in order to slip her past Rae’s hired guards.

May 31-June 4, 1982:

Rae and Seneca rescued Kim and Arly from Orson's clutches. Rae wounded Orson, but before he escaped, he told Seneca that Kim engineered Arly's kidnapping. Johnny fumed over Joe and Siobhan's reconciliation.

June 7-11, 1982:

Kirk realized Kim is his daughter, the result of an affair with Rae many years ago. For money and a passport, Orson promised to tell Dee how she can obtain sole ownership of the Crystal Palace. EJ agreed to wait until after Ox's big race to get a divorce.

June 14-18, 1982:

Roger paid Carol to seduce Ox away from Dee. Orson informed Dee that Joe was responsible for her bankruptcy. Rae urged Kim to stay away from Kirk, then warned Kirk that Kim must never know he's her natural father. Ox refused Kirk's offer.

June 21-25, 1982:

A rift developed between Johnny and Siobhan after she agreed to move in with Joe. Kirk purchased the air rights to the Crystal Palace. Ox and EJ got cozy. Rae planned a trip to Italy with Jack and Pat.

June 28-July 2, 1982:

Dee caught Ox and EJ together. Rae canceled the Italy trip when she discovered that Kim had invited Kirk along, too. Dee planned to use Kim to get her air rights back.

July 5-9, 1982:

Kirk gave Rae a ring as a reminder that they conceived Kim in love. Dee hired an electronics expert to rig a video camera and two-way mirror to tape Kim's confession that she orchestrated Arly's kidnapping.

July 12-16, 1982:

A spiteful Roger had Ox arrested, but he was later released. Dee offered Kim's taped confession to Rae for a price. Leopold warned Ox to win the next auto race. Kim manipulated Pat.

July 19-23, 1982:

After watching Kim's confession, Rae initiated custody proceedings for Arly. Ox and Leopold made a bundle off of Ox's race. EJ returned Roger's family pearls.

July 26-30, 1982:

Kim was forced to sign over custody of Arly to Rae. Jill opposed Seneca's agreement with Rae to share joint custody of Arly.

August 2-6, 1982:

While playing in the park, Pat's baseball smashed into the windshield of a moving car. Pat treated the driver who turned out to be Kirk's daughter Amanda. Johnny was irritated when Maeve spent afternoons dancing at a dance hall.

August 9-13, 1982:

A vengeful Orson surfaced and offered to kill Joe for mobster China Polland. Kim met Amanda and was dazzled by her socialite lifestyle. Johnny grew jealous over Maeve spending time with David Newman, practicing for a dance contest.

August 16-20, 1982:

A drunken Kimberly fell down a flight of stairs at Amanda's society party. Kirk offered an uninjured Kim sympathy. Rae rejected resuming her relationship with Kirk. The mob planned a violent Godfather-esque hit on Joe.

August 23-27, 1982:

Joe killed the hitman who opened fire on him and Siobhan in an attempted murder. Jill rushed to Joe's defense. Romance bloomed between Pat and Amanda.

August 30-September 3, 1982:

Jane spotted Ox kissing Sydney. Dee swore revenge on Rae who returned Kim's videotaped confession. Kim sought sympathy and attention by fake-ing a suicide attempt.

September 6-10, 1982:

The mob agreed to leave Joe alone in exchange for his continued silence. Amanda and Pat saved Kim, whose faked suicide attempt went awry and nearly killed her. Mitch had Siobhan reinstated to the police force.

September 13-17, 1982:

EJ refused Ox's suggestion that they settle down together. Seneca engaged Jill to use Kim's suicide attempt as grounds to get sole custody of Arly. Johnny's anger continued with Maeve.

September 20-24, 1982:

EJ dumped Ox and left for a job in Los Angeles. Rae agreed to have Kim "act" for sympathy in Seneca's custody suit, but Kim later disappeared from the hospital.

September 27-October 1, 1982:

While hiding in a plush hotel suite, Kim begged for Kirk's help. Dee and Ox schemed to use Kirk's money to advance Ox's career. Faith confessed her past as an alcoholic to Mitch.

October 4-8, 1982:

Siobhan was stunned when Johnny helped Mitch set up Joe's ex-con friend Dom on a parole violations charge. Siobhan vowed to help Joe and Dom, who were threatened with mob violence.

October 11-15, 1982:

Dee wheeled and dealed with Kirk to use Little John in Ox's TV tire commercial. Joe sold his former mob-controlled property to Kirk. Johnny refused to attend Maeve's dance contest.

October 18-22, 1982:

Johnny arrived at the last minute for Maeve's contest. Joe paid off the mob. Mitch kept Siobhan at bay, fearing her safety from the mob.

November 1-5, 1982:

Faith slept with Mitch. Amanda confessed to Pat that she once spent time in a psychiatric facility. Joe and Siobhan reaffirmed their love for one another.

November 8-12, 1982:

To damage his reputation, Kim falsely accused Seneca of beating her up. Roger disapproved of Faith's growing relationship with Mitch. Siobhan investigated mysterious call-girl murders.

November 15-19, 1982:

Pat helped Amanda deal with her psychiatric problems. Dom was released. Joe and Siobhan fell into bed together. Sister Mary Joel established a shelter for prost-itutes while the call-girl killer remained on the loose.

November 22-26, 1982:

Seneca punched Kirk after suspecting Kirk planted the wife-beating story. Pat attempted to cool his romance with Amanda, whose mental problems continued.

November 29-December 3, 1982:

Mitch and Siobhan teamed up to solve the call-girl murders. Dee sought proof that Kim is Kirk and Rae's biological daughter.

December 6-10, 1982:

To get Dee off his back, Kirk turned over the Crystal Palace air rights to her. Mitch fired Siobhan, but she secretly went undercover on her own as a prost-itute. Faith ended her relationship with Mitch.

December 13-17, 1982:

Kirk's henchmen knocked Joe unconscious while searching Dee's office. Jack posed as Siobhan's pimp. Faith had second thoughts and reconciled with Mitch. Kirk told Rae he wants to marry her. Roger swiped a letter proving Kim is Kirk's daughter.

December 20 -24, 1982:

Kim found the letter revealing her paternity. Joe decided to sell his businesses. Siobhan received her divorce decree from Joe.

December 27-31, 1982:

Kim confronted Rae and Kirk who confessed the truth about their past affair and Kim's birth. Kirk wanted to reunite with Rae and Kim. The call-girl killer struck again.

Edited May 21, 201114 yr by CarlD2

1983:

January 3 -7, 1983:

Catsy Kirkland's arrival spoiled Rae, Kim, and Kirk's joyous reconciliation. Jack discovered Carol who had been murdered by the call-girl killer in Siobhan's room. A suspicious Joe snooped into Siobhan's undercover work.

January 10-14, 1983:

Pat was injured at the clinic construction site when a worker accidentally dropped a brick. Seneca returned Arly to Kim. Catsy learned that Kirk wants a divorce to marry, and he's Kim's father. Dee tailed Siobhan, causing both to be arrested.

January 17-21, 1983:

Kim secretly copied Amanda's taped therapy sessions with Pat. Faith needed time away to think about her feelings. Amanda accused Catsy of stealing her therapy tapes.

January 24-28, 1983:

Dee ended her affair with Ox. Jack resigned his position. Faith decided not to continue her relationship with Mitch. Jill and Seneca reteamed again.

January 31-February 4, 1983:

Catsy drugged Amanda. Dee told everyone about Siobhan's undercover work as a prost-itute. Kim handed over Amanda's therapy tapes to Kirk. Roger and Dee got cozy. Siobhan agreed to Joe's help in catching the call-girl killer.

February 7-11, 1983:

Joe and Mitch lost radio contact with Siobhan, who fended off Ace's advances. Pat saved Amanda from Catsy's drugs. Rae and Catsy confronted one another over Kirk. Kirk fumed when Kim told Amanda that Catsy had tried to kill her.

February 14-18, 1983:

Amanda admitted her problems stem from the secret that years ago she murdered a man to protect Kirk. After confessing to Siobhan that he's the serial killer, Ace shot Mitch. Joe killed before he could murder Siobhan. Pat collapsed when a fire erupted at the clinic.

February 21-25, 1983:

Pat was rescued but comatose. Pat's medical crisis brought Frank home from St. Louis. Kirk destroyed Amanda's taped murder confession. Pat awoke from the coma. Joe and Siobhan decided to remarry.

February 28 -March 4, 1983:

Sparks flew when Jack met a stranger named Leigh. Kirk stood by Catsy, ended his relationship with Rae, and left New York. Joe was wounded saving Maeve. Faith and Roger scrambled to save Pat who went into cardiac arrest. Pat flatlined and had an out-of-body experience.

March 7-11, 1983:

Faith saved Pat's life. Seneca blackmailed Rae into buying Kim an Australian movie job and getting her out of his hair. Kim turned Arly over to Seneca before she left for Australia. Leigh and Jack were unable to fight their attraction and ended up in bed together.

March 14-18, 1983:

Siobhan learned there's a mob contract out on Joe's life. Joe left to barter for his life. Frank urged Siobhan to let Joe leave. Dee framed Little John for stealing to get Frank's attention. Jack reminisced about Mary then discovered Leigh is Kirk's daughter Leigh Kirkland.

Corrections already: Re: Chuck/Dave: 1983 Spoilers

In the January 10th 1983 synopses, Kirk wants a divorce to marry Rae.

In the February 14th synopses, it should be pointed out that Ace shoots and kills Mitch Bronski. Then Joe kills Ace.

Also, Kimberly (Kelli Maroney) should be added to the exits in March 1983.

March 21-25, 1983:

Faith forgave Frank for past indiscretions and tended to a recuperating Pat. Siobhan feared Joe is dead after he vanished. Amanda caught Leigh and Jack together. Frank considered another run for Congress.

March 28-April 1, 1983:

Jack's affair with Leigh intensified along with memories and visions of Mary. Leigh advised Amanda to fight for Pat if she wants him. Rae refused to back Frank's congressional plans. The Ryan's planned a political party for Frank.

April 4-8, 1983:

Mary urged Jack to move on with his life and Leigh. Frank's campaign party was interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Charlotte Greer, who claimed to be Frank's wife.

April 11-15, 1983:

Jack accepted a television reporting job. Dee snooped on Charlotte. Faith suspected Amanda is still mentally unbalanced. Frank insisted to the family that he's never met Charlotte before.

April 18-22, 1983:

Frank was enraged when Pat and Dee believed Charlotte's story. Faith worried over Amanda's refusal to seek psychiatric counseling. Frank rejected Jill's attempt at a reconciliation.

April 25-29, 1983:

No synopsis available.

May 2-6, 1983:

Amanda overdosed on pills and alcohol after catching Faith and Pat together. Frank and Bob kidnapped Charlotte and hid her at the beach house, hoping she'd be forced to admit she's lying. Jill campaigned for Frank.

May 9-13, 1983:

Faith sent Siobhan to the beach house for a rest, unaware Frank and Bob are holding Charlotte there. Pat discovered an unconscious Amanda and rushed her to Riverside. Amanda survived the drug overdose.

May 16-20, 1983:

Jill's backers warned her that Frank is political poison. Frank grew more obsessed with Charlotte, who wouldn't budge. Pat and Amanda discussed mystical experiences.

May 23-27, 1983:

Dee and Siobhan led Jack to Ethel Franklin, who posed as Charlotte's secretary. Leigh consoled Jack. Frank elected not to run for Congress.

May 30-June 3, 1983:

Frank destroyed a note from Charlotte. Pat discussed his psychic experiences with Faith. Frank agreed to represent Leigh's TV station takeover bid.

June 6-10, 1983:

Rae paid off Charlotte for a job well-done in ruining Frank's career. Jack's refusal of Leigh's job offer as her TV reporter turned into a bitter argument. Rae gloated over Jack and Leigh's problems

June 13-17, 1983:

Frank caught Charlotte with a dossier on his life, and she was forced to admit she lied. Leigh hired Wes Leonard for the job she offered Jack. Charlotte's bizarre parents Neil and Una arrived in Riverside.

June 20-24, 1983:

Amanda conceded defeat with Pat and left New York. Jill received anonymous threats. Neil and Una claimed the brother of Raymond LeClerc forced Charlotte to ruin Frank in exchange for keeping quiet about Neil's involvement with Irish revolutionaries.

June 27-July 1, 1983:

Frank saved Jill from an assassin's bullet that hit Henry. Jack reconsidered Leigh's job offer. Frank confronted Rae to find out what's really going on with Charlotte.

July 4-8, 1983:

Rae confessed to Frank she financed Charlotte's plan to ruin his political career, but she can't stop the Greers, who have a vendetta against the Ryans. Neil traced his blood feud with Ryans to his youth when he was rejected by the Collearys as a suitor for Maeve, resulting in his brother's death during a political uprising.

July 11-15, 1983:

Rae funded Frank to play along with Neil's blackmail demands. Pat and Faith renewed their former romance. Jill moved out for her own safety.

July 18-22, 1983:

Frank and Jill got together in private and renewed their love. Una picked up Neil's blackmail money. Frank drugged Charlotte and attempted to stop the vendetta.

July 25-29, 1983:

In a Washington trailer park, Bess Shelby spotted Jill's picture in the newspaper and reminisced about her wartime affair with Jill's father Ed Coleridge. Bess confessed to trampy daughter Maggie that she's Jill's natural mother. Maggie flipped to learn she has a half-sister who's living the high life in New York as an attorney and vowed to find her. Rae tried intercede between the Greer and Ryan families, but during a confrontation with Neil and Una, Neil stabbed Rae and left her to die. Neil and Una plotted to lure Maeve and Frank to their deaths.

August 1-5, 1983:

Maeve recognized Neil as Red MacCurtain. Neil died of a heart attack during a confrontation with Maeve. Una fired a gun at Maeve, but Frank was shot instead. Jill and Johnny arrived to find Maeve cradling Frank's lifeless body. A seriously injured Rae underwent emergency surgery for stab wounds.

August 8-12, 1983:

Rae survived surgery. Frank was rushed to Riverside in critical condition. The police captured Una, who was jailed for shooting Frank, but Charlotte disappeared from New York. Maggie schemed to get to Manhattan without Bess's knowledge. Fearing he might die, Frank and Jill agreed to a quickie wedding ceremony.

August 15-19, 1983:

Maggie hopped a bus and headed for New York. Frank married Jill from his hospital bed. Bess was in the dark about Maggie's plans. Rae wanted to make amends for all the pain she caused everyone.

August 22-26, 1983:

Jill lost the election. Rae and Jack resolved their personal and professional differences. Leigh experienced a fainting spell. Maggie's sudden arrival stunned Jill, but she agreed to take in her half sister.

August 29 - September 2, 1983:

Siobhan's marriage to Joe was annulled. Dee's attempts to date Siobhan's partner Bill flopped miserably. Maggie fed Jill sob stories about her and brother Ben's horrible life with Bess, and Jill gobbled up every lie. Maggie piqued Roger's interest. Bess realized Maggie went to New York to meet Jill.

September 5-9, 1983:

Maggie fended off the advances of Stanley Bosworth, a creep she met on the bus ride to New York. Roger caught a deceitful Maggie returning from a secret rendezvous with Stanley. Johnny urged Siobhan to see more of Bill, who took her to meet his mother Gretel. Bess planned to follow Maggie.

September 12-16, 1983:

Jack exchanged harsh words with sexy reporter Sydney Price. Bess sold her trailer to three different suckers before getting enough money to leave for Manhattan. Roger came on to Maggie. Jill and Frank decided to reopen their law practice.

September 19-23, 1983:

Bess arrived in New York and flirted with Johnny while cooling her heels in Ryan's Bar. Siobhan agreed to move in with Bill unaware that Joe has returned. Joe's "boss" gave him a new assignment. The Ryans planned a party for Frank and Jill's remarriage. Roger persisted in his pursuit of Maggie.

September 26-30, 1983:

Rae pressured Mark Ellenger to hire Jack. Roger and Maggie shared a passionate kiss. Johnny hired Bess to waitress at a wedding party for Frank and Jill's remarriage. While working with Bill, Siobhan caught a glimpse of Joe on the street. Jack pondered marrying Leigh.

October 3-7, 1983:

Siobhan searched for Joe's whereabouts. Leigh happily accepted Jack's marriage proposal. Bess started a fire which ruined Frank and Jill's marriage party. Roger took Maggie to his bed.

October 10-14, 1983:

Joe and Siobhan came face-to-face. Joe's announcement that he's married to someone else stunned Siobhan. Unaware of her real identity, Jill hired Bess as her housekeeper. Joe's wife Jacqueline spoke with her father who urged her to join him in Paris. Maggie romped with Roger behind Jill's back.

October 17-21, 1983:

Jack put his marriage plans to Leigh on hold temporarily. Dee decided to fight Frank for custody of Little John. Faith broke her ankle. Siobhan and Joe struggled to fight their attraction to one another.

October 24-28, 1983:

Rae and Frank conspired to find Dee a job to turn her attention away from Frank and Jill. Maggie blackmailed Bess to keep her identity a secret or risk ruining Maggie's relationship with Jill. Jack rebuffed Rae's job offer. Siobhan elected to move out rather than hurt Bill with her affection for Joe.

October 31 - November 4, 1983:

Maggie panicked at the arrival of her old boyfriend Dusty, who can expose all of her lies to Jill. Dee agreed to Frank and Jill's custody of Little John. Leigh fended off Trip. Jacqueline and Joe quarreled about Siobhan.

November 7-11, 1983:

Jack tried to resist Sydney's sexual advances. Dusty demanded money from Maggie and Bess, otherwise he'll expose Maggie's lies to Jill. Joe and Siobhan couldn't fight their attraction any longer and made love.

November 14 -18, 1983:

Leigh agreed to babysit Ryan when Jack and Sydney were sent on assignment to New Orleans together. Bess used one of Jill's blank checks to pay Dusty's blackmail money. Jacqueline's jealousy over Siobhan grew stronger.

November 21-25, 1983:

Bess lied that someone stole Jill's check. Leigh agreed not to fire Sydney when Jack threatened to leave WTJ-TV. Joe continued to see Siobhan behind Jacqueline's back, but she became suspicious. During a violent argument, Bess bludgeoned Dusty.

November 28 - December 2, 1983:

Bess confessed to Jill that she hit Dusty over the head during a scuffle, but she didn't reveal her true identity as Jill's mother. Siobhan received an anonymous warning to stay away from Joe. Dusty languished in a coma. Maggie and Bess feared what Dusty might say if he recovers.

December 5-9, 1983:

Siobhan worried about Joe's safety after learning that he'd arranged meetings with his syndicate-connected cousin Laszlo Novotny. Bess and Maggie freaked when Dusty regained consciousness and insisted on speaking with Jill.

December 12-16, 1983:

Jill kept mum after Dusty revealed to her that Bess is her natural mother. Maggie warned Bess that Jill knows the truth now. Pat broke up a brawl between Frank and Roger.

December 19-23, 1983:

A furious Jacqueline followed Joe, who met secretly with Siobhan. Jill forgave Maggie and vowed to build a family with her, Bess, and Ben. Later, Maggie and Frank exchanged lustful glances at one another. Faith received a job offer from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

December 26-30, 1983:

Jacqueline's father Max Dubujak arrived and was immediately intrigued by Jill. Faith accepted the Mayo Clinic position and ended her relationship with Pat. Jacqueline put the brakes on Joe and Siobhan's growing relationship with her announcement that she's pregnant with Joe's child.

Edited May 21, 201114 yr by CarlD2

When did the Labine's stop writing RH in 82? I notice in mid-summer 1982 that several stories seemed to shift, etc... though I notice that one of Dee's schemes actually succeeded eventually (i.e. regaining air rights to Crystal Palace due to blackmail tape she had made in regards to paternity). I fail to see this period as Kirkland's hope since Pat, Faith, Dee, Rae, Kim, Seneca, and Siobhan had ample story. Though the brief serial killer story came out of nowhere plus Johnny being angry with Maeve taking dance lessons.. what was that all about?

Strangely, I think this brief time that the Labine's didn't write the show seems very intriguing where different characters/situation came out... Pat had a new girlfriend, Faith had a new boyfriend.. Dee schemed, etc.. Imho

I think the Claire Labine and Paul Mayer were let go in early 1982.

The story with Maeve was an homage to Roseland, which Helen Gallagher appeared in. Is the Matthew in this story the same man who was Rose's father?

I haven't seen any of these episodes, but some who did have said that Kirkland's Hope was an exaggeration, and that the true decimation was not until 1984.

Claire would probably agree, since when she was asked which RH writer was closest to her vision (paraphrasing) she said Mary Ryan Munisteri, who was headwriter in 1982.

If you are interested, I have some Digest synopses from 1982, and would be happy to post them.

Although, this newspaper column says that the first several months of Pat Falken-Smith's tenure got off to a good start and there was an improvement in ratings and in show quality. It must have gone downhill after that.

Writer Known As 'Soap Doc'/1984

Carl- thanks for posting 1982 & 1983 recaps.

Here are the ones for 1984-

January 2-6, 1984:

Jack succumbed to Sydney's advances, and they ended up in bed together. Jill and Frank decided to elope. Siobhan took a powder over Joe's news about Jacqueline's pregnancy.

January 9-13, 1984:

Bill secretly met with a mystery man. Prince told Jacqueline that Siobhan and Joe have rekindled their love affair. Maggie enjoyed modeling for Hal. Siobhan arranged a meeting with Joe's mobster cousin Laslo Novotny.

January 16-20, 1984:

Maggie accepted a job waitressing at Greenburg's Deli after Dave Greenburg rescued her from a thug named Rico. Siobhan confessed to Bill that she's pregnant with Joe's baby and fears retaliation from the mob if the paternity becomes public knowledge. Bill offered to marry Siobhan and conceal the truth by pretending he fathered her child. Jacqueline panicked when Joe urged her to confirm her pregnancy with a test.

January 23-27, 1984:

Jacqueline sighed with relief when Joe believed her lie that the pregnancy test came back positive. Jack had suspicions about the true nature of Max's activities. An explosion ripped through Ryan's Bar after the mob detonated a bomb intending to kill Joe. Joe and Maggie were critically injured when an unstable wall collapsed on top of them, burying them under debris.

January 30 - February 3, 1984:

Maggie and Joe survived their injuries from the explosion in Ryan's. Jack confided to Sydney that he suspects Max has mob connections. Seneca admitted to Rae that he still has feelings for Jill. Hutch urged Max to tell Jacqueline that he arranged her marriage to Joe, who doesn't really love her.

February 6-10, 1984:

Jacqueline insisted she'll take over Joe's affairs. Bill convinced Siobhan to fake an engagement to him in order to fool the Dubujaks. Siobhan and Jacqueline squared off over Joe, and Siobhan promised she'll stay away from him. Roger couldn't get Maggie off his mind.

February 13-17, 1984:

Jacqueline learned Joe's injuries have left him unable to have children. A drunken Roger cornered Maggie and tried to rape her. Siobhan and Bill went public with their engagement while having a romantic dinner in front of Max and Jacqueline. Max suggested Siobhan and Bill have the look of two lovers, while Jacqueline noticed the same look between Max and Jill. Frank and Maggie shared a passionate kiss after he saved her from Roger's lecherous attack.

February 20-24, 1984:

Maggie and Frank were disturbed with memories of the kiss they shared. Desperate to keep up her pregnancy charade for impotent Joe, Jacqueline offered to pay Laslo to get her pregnant, but he refused. Sydney drove a wedge between Jack and Leigh.

February 27-March 2, 1984:

Siobhan called off her engagement to Bill. Leigh and Jack ended their relationship. Another attempt on Joe's life was planned. Max watched a videotape of Siobhan and Joe making love. Maggie and Frank fought their attraction to one another.

March 5-9, 1984:

Joe killed Hutch's thug who tried to smother Joe to death. Jacqueline and Bill were disgusted after viewing Max's secretly recorded tape of Joe and Siobhan having sex.

March 12-16, 1984:

Bill prevented an assassin from murdering Joe. Maeve and Johnny's eldest daughter Kathleen sent daughter Maura to live with the Ryans. Maura insisted that everyone call her Katie. Siobhan learned that Joe can never father another child.

March 19-23, 1984:

Leigh sold half of her television station to businessman Jeremy Winthrop. Siobhan discovered that Bill is involved in a dangerous undercover investigation. Jacqueline announced to Max that she's pregnant.

March 26-30, 1984:

Bess walked in on Frank and Maggie having another romantic encounter, then warned Maggie to stay away from Frank. Johnny was annoyed after spotting Katie flirting for attention. Max was determined to learn Joe's whereabouts.

April 2-6, 1984:

Bill refused to reveal to Max where Joe has been hospitalized. Max had Jacqueline tailed, hoping she'll lead him to Joe. A guilty Frank couldn't resist memories of Maggie. Roger's drinking continued to disrupt his life.

April 9-13, 1984:

Jacqueline told Siobhan she intends to adopt a baby and pass it off as Joe's child. Jill was moved to tears when Frank and Maggie confessed that they shared an innocent kiss. Jill refused Frank's order that she drop Max as a client. Seneca placed Roger on probation at the hospital due to Roger's drinking.

April 16-20, 1984:

Leigh and Jeremy stalled Jack's expose on Max. Jill admitted to Roger that she's convinced Maggie wants Frank. Leigh realized she still has feelings for Jack.

April 23-27, 1984:

An angry Jill ordered Maggie to get out of the brownstone. Dave told Maggie she could stay in his loft above Greenburg's. Max took an interest in Maggie. Roger failed to stay off the booze. Little John directed his animosity toward Jill, who groused to Frank she feels like the Wicked Stepmother.

April 30-May 4, 1984:

Bill learned that Sydney is using a false name. Bill and partner Ken Graham discussed his investigation into Max's criminal activities. Max grew closer to finding Joe. Dave was delighted by Maggie's company.

May 7-11, 1984:

Joe disappeared from the hospital before Max could get to him. Laslo's ex-wife miscarried the baby they planned to sell to Jacqueline. Dave and Maggie went out on a date together. Siobhan experienced unexpected labor pains.

May 14-18, 1984:

Siobhan went into premature labor and delivered a baby boy. Jill was upset to learn that Dee contacted Frank from California. Jacqueline panicked at the news she doesn't have a baby to adopt. Roger's jealousy of Frank and Maggie intensified.

May 21-25, 1984:

Siobhan named her son Sean and gave him Bill's surname. Jacqueline faked a miscarriage of "Joe's baby" to fool Max. After a drunken Roger caught Frank and Maggie together in Dave's loft and accused them of having an affair, Frank and Roger came to physical blows.

May 28-June 1, 1984:

While fighting with Frank, Roger was critically injured when he plunged down the elevator shaft in Dave's loft. Leigh ordered Jack to discontinue his expose on the Dubujaks' connection with the underworld. Frank and Maggie lied to Jill that drunken Roger's fall was completely accidental.

June 4-8, 1984:

Sydney admitted to Jeremy that she's being blackmailed by Max. Pru tried to contact her older sister Dawn. Sydney confessed to Jack that she was once Max's mistress. Roger took delight in holding his accident over Frank and Maggie. Invitations were received to a mysterious party.

June 11-15, 1984:

Roger lied to Jill that he fell after catching Frank and Maggie making love together. Everyone was stunned when Delia appeared as the hostess for the mystery party. Jill and Frank's marriage was in jeopardy as Jill began to believe Roger's accusations about Frank and Maggie. Dee announced her engagement to wealthy oil tycoon Matthew Crane.

June 18-25, 1984:

Dee married Matthew Crane. Later, while Dee dallied with handsome Steve Latham, Matthew keeled over from a stroke. Max reveled in Jill and Frank's unraveling marriage. Jill lashed out at Maggie.

June 25-29, 1984:

Bill was upset when his hothead brother Rick was arrested on assault charges. Rick immediately attracted Pru's eager attention. Max stunned Jill with the revelation he'd like to pursue a relationship with her if she and Frank divorce. Dee lied that she was at Roger's bedside when Matthew took ill.

July 2-6, 1984:

Pru reunited with her sister Dawn, who is actually Sydney Price. Jack urged Maggie to spy on Max and help him get proof of Max's activities. Prince was murdered.

July 9-13, 1984:

Jacqueline discovered Prince's dead body. Frank taunted Max that he'll never have Jill. Roger realized that Dee is having an affair with Steve. Dave proposed marriage to Maggie who got in deeper with Jack's investigation of Max.

July 16-20, 1984:

Max attempted to change Maggie's mind after she accepted Dave's proposal. Laslo kept Prince's body on ice. A suspicious Jacqueline urged Max to test Maggie's loyalty to him. Maggie learned that Max is in possession of half of a gold coin which links him to a criminal organization and agreed to get it.

July 23-27, 1984:

Pru and Rick were attacked by thugs. Maggie overheard Dubujak secrets while eavesdropping on a private conversation between Max and Jacqueline. Later, Max put Maggie's loyalty to the test. Maggie almost succeeded in fooling Max, but then he caught her stealing the gold coin.

July 30-August 3, 1984:

Ryan's Hope did not air due to extended ABC coverage of the 1984 summer olympics.

August 6-10, 1984:

Ryan's Hope did not air due to extended ABC coverage of the 1984 summer olympics.

August 13-17, 1984:

Rick and Pru fought off an attack by street punks. Maggie was forced to have sex with Max when he caught her lifting his gold coin. Later, Maggie ended her engagement to Dave in order to fool Max into trusting her loyalty.

August 20-24, 1984:

Frank followed Maggie and Max. Thugs beat Rick to a pulp. Matthew made Dee sole heir to his fortune. Siobhan admitted to everyone that a missing Joe is Sean's father.

August 27-31, 1984:

Pru demanded that Max allow Maggie to return to Dave, whom she really loves. Sydney warned Max to stay away from Pru or face the consequences. Dave learned Rico's mother wants him back.

September 3-7, 1984:

Rick admitted to Bill that he once wished his brother would die. Laslo told Maggie that Dave is in danger of losing custody of Rico.

September 10-14, 1984:

Dave learned that Maggie and Max are lovers. Dee tried to keep an amorous Matthew at bay. Jacqueline was intrigued by Jeremy.

September 17-21, 1984:

Laslo demonstrated jealousy over Jacqueline's attention to Jeremy. Maggie sent Dave secret messages through crossword puzzles.

September 24-28, 1984:

Dave deciphered Maggie's crossword messages and realized she never stopped loving him. As Dave attempted to sneak into her bedroom, Maggie was slipped knockout drops. Laslo played hard to get and avoided Jacqueline.

October 1-5, 1984:

Jacqueline found Maggie's secret diary and handed it over to Max. Dave was unable to speak with an unconscious Maggie who was later revived by Max and a doctor. Laslo and Jacqueline slept together. Later, Dave and Laslo kidnapped Jacqueline to get Maggie alone.

October 8-12, 1984:

Before Dave could get to Maggie, Hutch forced Maggie onto Max's private jet. Frank went to rescue Maggie and boarded the plane. The Ryans and Coleridges mourned when Frank, Maggie, and Max were reported killed after Max's jet exploded, but Maggie and Frank later turned up alive.

October 15-19, 1984:

Frank's arrival home stunned the Ryans. Jill was both shocked and relieved to see Max, who wasn't killed in the plane explosion. Maggie was reunited with Dave.

October 22-26, 1984:

Maggie rebuffed Max, who wanted her back. Later, Frank caught Jill consoling Max. Leigh and Jack shared a tender moment, then Sydney walked in and found them kissing.

October 29-November 2, 1984:

Matthew grew suspicious of Dee's intentions. Max told Jack's audience about his plot. Steve decided to get back at Dee.

November 5-9, 1984:

Dee insisted that Matthew is the best lover out of all of her husbands. Love nest photos of Max and Maggie hit the tabloids. Siobhan nixed a return to police duty.

November 12-16, 1984:

Steve sold Matthew nude paintings of Dee. Max learned that Hutch committed suicide. Matthew decided to divorce Dee.

November 19-23, 1984:

Bill persuaded Siobhan to resume her police career. Rico returned to live with his mother. Sydney planned to write her memoirs and get the goods on Max.

November 26-30, 1984:

Jacqueline tempted Rick sexually. Sydney promised an executive she'd get copies of Max's secret tapes and expose his criminal activities. Jill met with businessman Charles Whitehall.

December 3-7, 1984:

Leigh decided to sell the television station and leave New York. Frank became a special prosecutor. Jill agreed to represent Charles Whitehall's business interests. Max learned Sydney plans to publish memoirs.

December 10-14, 1984:

Charles negotiated to buy Leigh's television station. Max vowed that Sydney's memoirs will never be published. The Street Santa Slasher struck Riverside.

December 17-21, 1984:

Bill felt guilty after Siobhan was wounded by the Street Santa Slasher. Jill and Frank's relationship improved with a romp in the sack. Sydney couldn't be dissuaded from her pursuit of Max.

December 24-28, 1984:

A grown up Ryan returned to Riverside. Jacqueline pursued Rick. Sydney planned to break into Max's apartment and steal his secret tapes. Jack feared for Sydney's safety.

December 31, 1984-January 4, 1985:

Sydney got into Max's apartment and found the incriminating tapes. Max came home unexpectedly and caught Sydney in the act. Rick and Jacqueline arrived at Max's door to hear Sydney's screams for help, but when they got inside, Sydney had been pushed to her death off Max's balcony.

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Thanks. I never knew that about that tenure having a ratings boost.

I like some of the ideas of changes she made early on (Faith was always a failed character, IMO, Kevin was annoying and superfluous) but from what I've read it just sounds like it became a mess, and these synopses don't exactly change my mind. I do like Cali Timmons a lot but Maggie's stories sound all over the place.

I could easily have seen Rae being inserted in several of these stories especially in regards to Max... I could have seen her dealing with Jacqueline/Maggie, etc. From what I hear... Dee was played by Robin Mattson during this time and that is wrong on so many levels.. Robin Mattson is too confident/sarcastic to play Dee properly, imho.

I do agree writing out Faith was a good idea... there didn't seem to be any place for her on the canvas at that time, but where were the Ryan's family in 1984? What was Pat, Johnny, Maeve doing at this time? 1984 was more of a downfall for the show then 1982 was by a long-shot!

I had typed these up and was putting them over at Soapnet just as they announced the message forums were going to be closing. I've noticed that not all the information given is 100% correct - and some columns have misspelled names like Ilene Kristin or Julie (Campbell) instead of Julia.

1975/1976

Coming

August 15, 1975

Sylvia Sidney, one of the first ladies of American stage and screen will star in a guest role on the ABC Television Network's daytime dramatic series, “Ryan's Hope”. Miss Sidney will play the role of Sister Mary Joel, a retired nun who had a profound influence on the childhood of Jack Fenelli, another of the shows characters, played by Michael Levin.

Miss Sidney will appear in two episodes of “Ryan's Hope” scheduled to air in September.

Coming

July 17, 1976

Nancy Barrett joins cast of 'Ryan's Hope'

Nancy Barrett has joined the cast of ABC's “Ryan's Hope”. Miss Barrett has the role of Faith Coleridge.

Ms. Barrett's role on “Ryan's Hope” marks her return to ABC where she previously appeared on the network’s daytime series “One Life to Live”, in the role of Rachel Wilson, and on the former ABC series, “Dark Shadows”, for five years. She has also played continuing roles on “Somerset” and “The Doctors”. This past season she appeared in the “Adam's Chronicles” as Elizabeth Cameron. Her earlier television credits include appearances on the prime time series, “N.Y.P.D.” and “Dupont Show of the Week.”

The talented and versatile actress has appeared on Broadway in the musical “Pickwick” and in numerous off-Broadway and stock and repertory productions, including “The Tragic Historie of Dr. Faustus”, “Telemachus Clay”, as Luisa in the national company of “The Fantasticks”, “The Star-Spangled Girl”, “Little Miss Sunshine”, and “Take Her, She's Mine.”

Miss Barrett played feature roles in two MGM films based on the ABC series, “Dark Shadows”. She portrayed Carolyn Stoddard in “House of Dark Shadows” and Claire Jenkins in “Night of Dark Shadows.”

A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, the blonde-hair, blue-eyed actress grew up near Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She has been interested in theater since the age of ten when she produced, directed, and acted in her own backyard productions. Miss Barrett received her B/A/ in theater arts from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Going/Coming

September 15, 1976

Tune In Tomorrow

Nancy Barrett fared no better than her predecessor Faith Catlin in the role of Faith Coleridge on Ryan's Hope. She's been dropped, and the search for another Faith Coleridge continues. Meanwhile, Jody Catlin (no relation) has been cast to play the limited role of lawyer Anne Burney. Jody is the wife of Justin Deas (Bucky Carter on the show) but don't snicker the word nepotism. It's pure talent that got her the job

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Coming

October 5, 1976

Tune In Tomorrow

“Ryan's Hope” co-creator Paul Avila Mayer called with news that the search for yet another Faith Coleridge on the show has ended. Catherine Hicks was in the Big Apple for a mere two weeks and landed the role that marks her TV debut. She graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Cornell University and she tried out for another soap the same week she tested for “Ryan's Hope”. But Mayer and co-producer Claire Labine were quick to snap Catherine up as the ideal actress to play WASP princess Faith Coleridge. As Mayer says emphatically, “ She's fantastic. And it's gratifying to have found a performer who makes my writers fantasies come to life.”

Coming

October 5, 1976

Tune In Tomorrow

Ed Evanko, a native of Winnipeg, Canada, who studied at The Old Vic Theater in Bristol England, is playing Jack Fenelli's old Army buddy, Alex McLean on “Ryan's Hope”. Ukrainian Evanko had his own half-hour variety show on the Canadian TV network before moving to New York and receiving a Theatre World Award for his Broadway debut in the musical “Canterbury Tales” in 1969. Last year he appeared in the Richard Rodgers short-lived musical “Rex” and last summer toured in “Showboat” with Ann Blyth. Things won’t be so tuneful around the Fenelli house, though. You can expect Alex to be more than a source of comfort to Mary in her grief over Jack.

Coming

November 12, 1976

Soap Opera Scene

Robinson Becomes Ryan - Andrew Robinson, talented film and stage actor became the new Frank Ryan in “Ryan's Hope”, replacing Michael Hawkins last week. Robinson's face will be familiar to TV viewers who caught him recently in “Dirty Harry”, playing a sadistic, psychotic, thoroughly despicable character. Naturally, Frank Ryan is none of the above, and Andrew (he used to be billed as Andy) welcomes the chance to play a sympathetic character after a series of “mad killer” portrayals on various TV series. Robinson comes to movies and TV via the stage and has some impressive credits in New York and regional theater. In late December, Robinson will be doubling up, working in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of “Gogol, A Mystery Play” as well as the daily soap. TV fans will also be able to see Andrew guest starring in "The Streets of San Francisco" (ABC)

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1977/1978

Going

March 10, 1977

Tune In Tomorrow

You may not be aware of it but you have seen the last of Ed Evanko as Alex McLean on “Ryan's Hope”. Ed was quite appealing as the potential perpetrator of Jack and Mary's marriage break-up. The character lost his luster for the writers, who claim they didn't “know where to take him in a storyline.” Phooey. Couldn't they have found something better for Alex to do than simply fade away into the plot midst. You betcha.

Coming

March 24, 1977

Tune in Tomorrow

On “Ryan's Hope” Tom MacGreevey has been signed to portray Tom Desmond, hospital administration staff member. Tom debuts in early April and executive Claire Labine says of her new heartthrob, “He's delicious.

Coming

October 2, 1977

Tune In Tomorrow

...his former screen mother, Louise Shaffer (Serena-Josie Faraday) scored a goal. Louise signed a contract with “Ryan's Hope” as Rae Woodard, wife of newspaper publisher William Price Woodard who made a dramatic debut by having his helicopter crash near the show's fictional Riverside hospital. Louise was most recently seen as one of the castrating executives on the short-lived “All That Glitters”. The distinguished veteran actor Wesley Addy plays her hubby on “RH” but in private life is married to Celeste Holm.

***...Previously talking about Edge of Night child actor Doug McKeon.

Going

December 9, 1977

Soap Opera Scene

Kate Mulgrew, “Ryan's Hope” star who plays the pivotal role of Mary Ryan Fenelli is making an exit from the popular daytimer. The plum role is up for grabs and the producers are seeing many actresses to find the right one to fill Kate's shoes. Kate is leaving to do work in theater and film. There's a rumor she may even do a stint with the Abbey Players in Dublin, where she recently filmed her swansong scenes for the soap opera.

Coming

December 30, 1977

Tune In Tomorrow

Ryan's Hope” has chosen a new Mary Ryan Fenelli following the exit of Kate Mulgrew in the role. Mary Carney, who resembles her screen mother, Helen Gallagher (Maeve) will debut January 6. Carney majored in theater art at the State University of New York at Albany before moving to London where she appeared in the musical ”Promises, Promises” among other productions. The young actress in currently rehearsing for the Roundabout Theater's Desdemona in New York, while making her serial debut as the Ryan's favorite daughter.

Going

March 1, 1978

Tune In Tomorrow

Now, alas the show is losing brilliant young actress Catherine Hicks who has opted to take a stab at Broadway stardom.

Miss Hicks had been a professional actress for a mere three months before she joined “RH” 18 months ago as the third and certainly the best actress to portray Dr. Faith Coleridge. Hicks was born in Manhattan but raised as an only child in the Arizona desert. She attended St. Mary's College, the women's school of Notre Dame, and majored in theology with intentions of becoming a teaching missionary. But the theatrical bug bit her, and she switched to drama and completed her graduate studies at Cornell only weeks before she arrived in New York, where she immediately became the darling of TV commercial agencies and then of “RH”.

Catherine was recently hired to co-star with Jack Lemmon in the upcoming Broadway play, “Tribute.” The show will have an extensive pre-Broadway tour, and since Faith's storyline is at a current peak, the producers are scrambling to find a replacement.

Coming

March 29, 1978

Tune In Tomorrow

Ryan's Hope has found a replacement for Catherine Hicks in the role of Faith Coleridge. Karen Ann Morris will debut on the show on April 4.

Goings/Comings

June 2, 1978

Soap Opera Scene

Malcolm Groome on Ryan's Hope will give up his role of Pat Ryan on the popular soap soon and a new actor, yet unselected, will take over. Justin Deas (Bucky) will also exit the show, but his character is being written out. There'll be a new Mary Ryan soon, replacing the departing Mary Carney. She's Kathleen Ryan Tolan and her first appearance is June 12. Kathleen hails from Milwaukee, Wis., and this marks her first big break on TV after a great deal of stage work. Mary's sister Siobhan will also surface in early July, being played by Sarah Felder. Remember, Johnny and Maeve have five kids and only three of them have appeared on the show up to now. Incidentally, the competition for the role of Siobhan was very heavy and Sarah won it over many other hopefuls. Another new face on the show is Lisa Sutton, who plays Nancy Feldman, the daughter of Frank's political mentor. Time will tell whether or not she'll figure importantly in the future plot line.

Goings/Coming

Lynda Hirsch

July 14, 1978

Malcolm Groome, leaving the role of Pat on Ryan's Hope, is being replaced by John Blazo. Justin Deas leaves the same show after a three year run as Bucky Carter. Ana Alicia Ortez also bids farewell to Ryan's Hope since her role as Alicia Nieves has been axed.

Sarah Felder and Megan McCracken are being added to the cast as Siobhan Ryan and Nancy Feldman. Siobhan is the daughter of Maeve and Johnny and the antithesis of sister Mary. As for Nancy Feldman, she is said to be Pat Ryan's latest female interest.

Goings/Comings

July 19, 1978

Tune In Tomorrow

ABC's “Ryan's Hope” will soon lose another original cast member. Less than half of the debuting cast members will remain after Malcolm Groome departs from his role as Pat Ryan by the end of this month.

Malcolm's performances on “RH” have always been finely tuned. His delivery was straightforwardly understated with a wonderful combination of affecting melancholy and tender humor.

Groome was born in Greensboro, N.C., and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “RH “ fans were unaware that Malcolm is an accomplished singer and dancer as well as actor.

He appeared in the Broadway version of “Grease” and several off-Broadway musicals before landing the role of intern Pat on “RH”. Groome hopes to expand his career into nighttime TV and film after leaving the soap opera.

Inheriting the role in early August will be serial newcomer John Blazo. Another “RH” replacement, is Megan McCracken, who has taken over the role of Nancy Feldman previously portrayed by Lisa Sutton.

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1978/1979

Coming

October 17, 1978

Tune In Tomorrow

“Ryan's Hope” has had unfortunate luck finding a suitable actress to portray former ballerina Nancy Feldman. But the producers have their fingers crossed that the third actress cast in the part, Nana Tucker, who begin on the show this week, will outlast the others.

Going

December 18, 1978

Daytime Dial

We can tell you that Ilene Kristen is about to depart the show. The tiny blonde-haired, blue-eyed actress hails form New York and lives in a brownstone owned by her parents. Ilene started out as a dancer and trained under Michael “A Chorus line” Bennett when she was a teenager. As an actress she has appeared in Broadway's “Grease”. Still a single lady, Ilene recently opened a theater for young New York actors. Named after Jean Renoir, it folded this year. Aside from her acting duties, Ilene can be heard on a number of television jingles.

(Ilene had been looking for other projects the previous summer.)

August 17, 1978

Tune In Tomorrow

While Ryan's Hope went on a two week vacation hiatus from taping, Ilene Kristen journey to Hollywood to check out possible nighttime TV and film projects. Ilene's contract with “RH” expires within the next year and if the actress lines up solid commitments in other fields, you can expect her to kiss “RH” good-bye

Coming

December 21, 1978

Short Takes

Patrick Horgan, who was last seen on “Edge” as Ansel Scott, arrived last week on “Ryan's Hope” as Thatcher Ross, Mary's new boss. Patrick is well remembered as the dastardly Dr. John Morrison three years on The Doctors. Horgan is currently understudying for John Wood in the off-Broadway thriller “Deathtrap”.

Coming

March 2, 1979

Notes & News On Daytime Programs

After a long arduous talent search, “Ryan's Hope” has a new Delia. She's Randall Edwards with extensive singing, dancing, and acting credits

Coming

September 22, 1979

Tune in Tomorrow

The latest newcomer to Ryan's Hope that Lela Swift will direct is Peter Ratray, who joins the show this week as Dan Fox. Peter, who was born in Ontario, Canada, and raised in the suburbs of Cleveland is a soap veteran. He last appeared on "Search For Tomorrow” as Scott Phillips and before that played Stuart Pierce on the defunct “Bright Promise”. He's married to actress Ann Wills, but on “RH” he will be involved with scheming seductress Delia Ryan Coleridge, since Dan is her commodities broker and financial consultant.

1980/1981

Coming

May 2, 1980

Richard Backus is the latest addition to the Ryan clan on Ryan's Hope. He's Barry Ryan a cousin from Chicago who puts a gleam in Delia's eye. Fans of Another World will remember Richard as Ted Bancroft and before that Jason Saxon on For Richer, For Poorer. He won acclaim in a Theater in America presentation of Eugene O'Neill's Ah, Wilderness

Going

June 4, 1980

Soap Comings and Goings

Biggest surprise is Ryan's Hope decision to replace Sarah Felder as Siobhan. We understand everyone was shocked, but they felt it would be for the better. The knew Siobhan should make her entrance in June. We wonder if they won't have a change of heart, however, since Ryan's Hope is having ratings trouble and Sarah seemed so popular with the audience

Going

Lynda Hirsch

April 28, 1981

Get ready for the shock of your life if you watch Ryan's Hope. Seems that the powers that be have decided to get rid of one of the shows hottest actors. Michael Corbett was given notice this week. This is the same Michael Corbett who graced the cover of People magazine less than two months ago, who was the first choice for many talk show producers and who reaps more publicity than almost any three stars combined.

When Michael asked why, and pointed out that he was popular, he was told, “That's the way the world of daytime works. ” We understand some cast members with more tenure were not thrilled by Michael’s popularity. Those who love Michael be sure to watch for the next six-weeks. After that he literally goes out in a blaze of glory.

Going

August 1981

Soap Opera Actors and Actresses aren't immune to job ax

Lynda Hirsch

This month five major serial actors are being shown the door. Richard Backus (Barry Ryan, “Ryan's Hope”)...

Richard Backus who toiled on “For Richer, For Poorer” and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor this year for his work on “Ryan's Hope” seemed like a long-term soap opera shoo-in. But no, the nomination doesn't seem to be a guarantee of a job.

Coming

September 9, 1981

Lynda Hirsch

At long last Judith Barcroft is returning to the daytime scene. Judith is best remembered for her long run on ”All My Children”. Judith left the show after the birth of her second child. For a time she was seen on “As The World Turns” substituting for Marie Masters in the role of Susan.

Judith is not returning to “All My Children” as Anne Martin the character was killed off last year when Gynne Gillis was assaying the part. Judith, who feels it's important to spend time with her two kids, did decide she would add her acting talent to the half-hour serial “Ryan's Hope” since the show would afford her lots of time at home. In character Judith will play the star of a soap opera called “The Pride and the Passion” who will need a medical adviser. That medical adviser will be Seneca, played by John Gabriel.

In real life, Judith is married to Wisner Washam, the head writer of “All My Children”. Judith and Wisner met when she was an actress and he was a stage manager.

This was in the paper around the same time Daniel Hugh Kelly left RH.

September 12, 1981

Hollywood (AP)

Maude Adams who stars in the current motion picture, “Tattoo”, will play the female lead in the NBC series, “Chicago Story”.

Miss Adams will play a doctor st Chicago's Cook County Hospital.

The series, due for a midseason appearance, also stars Daniel Hugh Kelly, Molly Cheek, Richard Lawson, Craig T. Nelson, Kristoffer Tabori, Dennis Franz, and Vincent Baggetta.

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1982/1983

Coming

January 29, 1982

Chicago actress Marg Helgenberger has been signed by ABCTV to fill the role of Siobhan Ryan on it's Ryan's Hope soaper.

*** I think they said Chicago actress because she was “discovered” as Northwestern University

Coming

February 20, 1982

Soap Scoop

On “Ryan's Hope” Patrick James Clark is now playing Patrick Ryan and Will Patton is Ox Knowles

Coming

March 19, 1982

Soap Opera Scenes

Veteran actor Peter Haskell, who has so often guested as a bad guy in TV detective shows, will try his hand in daytime as Hollis Kirkland In ABC's “Ryan's

Hope"

Coming/Going

March 28, 1982

Channel Chatter

Ilene Kristin, who most recently starred briefly as Georgina on “One Life to Live” will become the new Delia on “Ryan's Hope” replacing the departing Randall Edwards. The most interesting aspect of this cast change (April 9) is Ilene was the original Delia when the show premiered.

Coming

December 24, 1982

Tune In Tomorrow

One of the best actresses in the soap opera business is back in action. Christine Jones has joined the cast of “Ryan's Hope” in the role of Catsy, estranged wife of billionaire Hollis Kirkland.

Last year Jones won plaudits when she subbed for actress Erika Slezak in the role of Viki Riley on “One Life to Live”, while Slezak took a three months maternity leave-of-absence. Prior to that, Jones raised goose bumps among “Another World” viewers for her Medea-like portrayal of Janice Cory. In her latest incarnation on “Ryan's Hope”, Jones once again plays a vengeful vixen, and few can snarl with much delicious venom as Jones.

Comings/Goings

March 4, 1983

Tune In Tomorrow

The blood bath continues on “Ryan's Hope” and while it may not be pleasant for the exiting actors, it's proving the show with a lot fast-paced plot action, something that has been in short supply for awhile on “RH”.

In the story Dee gave her sweetie, Ox, the shaft since he is a pauper, which meant the exit of actor Will Patton. The policeman Mitch was killed during a shoot-out with a prostitute killer. That put actor James Sloyan on the unemployment line. Soon, estranged couple Kirk and Katsy will make a pact with the devil, mending broken fences, and sail off in the sunset with their mentally distrusted daughter, Amanda. Two superb actors Peter Haskell(Kirk) and Christine Jones (Katsy) are thereby getting a grand send-off, while young and promising Mary Page Keller(Amanda) will be literally a basket-case (perhaps off screen as well since “RH” was her first acting job). Also joining the entourage will be Kirk's illegitimate daughter, Kim ,played by Kelli Maroney, who we can't say in all honesty will be sorely missed, even though the character provided smashing plot twists and turns.

After the dust settles, a new Kirkland daughter will be introduced. Her name will be Leigh, played by Chicagoite Felicity LaFortune, a 5-foot-7 mezzo soprano who's preformed with the Santa Fe opera. Leigh is slated to be a love interest for Jack. A few weeks later Amanda will resurface on “RH” but played this time by Ariane Munker. Ariane has played two characters on “As the World Turns” Annie Stewart in 1971 and Melinda Gray in 1977. She was also seen as Mariane Randolph “Another World” from 1975-1977. Despite her apparent soap opera experience she'll be dull replacement unless she's improved her talents since her former serial appearances.

Meanwhile, “RH” may lose one of it's strongest assets. The show is furiously negotiating and trying to get Roscoe Born to sign a new contract in his role of Joe Novak. The acter, however, insists it's time to move on in other career directions. The deadline for Born's current contract to expire is mid-March. Catch him while you can gals.

Coming

April 15, 1983

Tune In Tomorrow

One of the more amazing actresses to ever grace the daytime tube has returned “home”.

More than six years ago, Judith Chapman was a sensation as the conniving Natalie Hughes on “As the World Turns”. Chapman split soaps to pursue nighttime and film fame. Although she's worked steadily, she never gained acclaim that her talents deserve. Now, soap fans will be mesmerized by her formidable skills. Chapman has joined the cast of Ryan's Hope” in the role of Charlotte, the mysterious lady who claims she married Frank Ryan in Kansas City.

Going

July 1, 1983

Tune In Tomorrow

Actress Ariane Munker was pink slipped from the cast of “Ryan's Hope” 11 short weeks after taking over the role of Amanda Kirkland from Mary Page Keller. But it's a revolving performer world in soapdom, so don't fret about Munker's future. After all, Keller immediately found work on "Another World” as Sally Frame...

Coming

July 22, 1983

Soap Opera Scene

Ryan's Hope is also welcoming a well-known star to it's cast in actress Gloria DeHaven. Ms. DeHaven, a veteran of more than 30 MGM musicals as well as numerous television shows from “Robert Montgomery Presents” of the 50's to “The Love Boat” of the 80's plays Bess Shelby, a waitress living out of a trailer park with a teen-ager daughter. The storyline twist is that Jill Coleridge is her illegitimate daughter.

Coming

July 30, 1983

Soap Opera Scene

After screening 400 actresses, the producers of Ryan's Hope have settled on Canadian beauty Cali Timmins for the role of Gloria DeHaven's teenaged daughter Maggie.

1983/1984

Coming

September 2, 1983

Soap Opera Scene

In the latest casting news, "Ryan's Hope” welcomes a new contract player, Robin Greer. Greer will enter the scene September 15 as Sydney Price

Coming

October 31, 1983

Characters Back

The other return on ABC is a character not an actor. The character of Joe Novak of the Ryan's Hope series. The character is being played this time by Michael Hennessy, who has been performing on the stages in California before now

Going

December 24, 1983

Soap Opera Scene

When a new writer or a new producer joins a soap opera, a shake-up usually results and actors and their storyline get shuffled around to suit the new boss. On “Ryan's Hope” Pat Falken-Smith (who has written for many other shows including Days of Our Lives' and “General Hospital”) takes over as head writer and has decided the character of Dr. Faith Desmond has run it's course. Pretty Karen Morris-Gowdy who has been with show since 1974 (her first regular job as an actress) will depart at the end of the year, as her character, Dr. Faith, leaves New York to take a job at the Mayo Clinic. She'll be missed at first, but may pop up on a few shows from Hollywood...

Coming

December 30, 1983

Soap Opera Scene

Along with the new year, there are a number of new faces popping up on daytime. Recent cast additions include Scott Holmes (David Greenburg) on “Ryan's Hope

February 17, 1984

Nancy Reichardt column

Viewers of Ryan's Hope will see less a lot less of Emmy winner Louise Shaffer since she is no longer under contract with to the soap. Of the new arrangement Miss Shaffer says, “This way I can have my cake and eat it, too. I can keep myself busy continuing to play a role I like while actively pursing other options as an actress and a writer."

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This was interesting regarding her last RH appearance - and her first appearance on SFT.

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June 12, 1984

More than a decade ago, Louise Shaffer brilliantly played the role of schizophrenic Serena and Josie on “Edge of Night”.

Early last month the actress appeared to be two-faced again, although totally unintentional.

Her last performance on ABC'S “Ryan's Hope” was aired the same day and in the same time slot when she made her debut as Stephanie Wyatt on NBC's “Search For Tomorrow.

Coming

March 2, 1984

On Ryan's Hope, Lauren O'Bryan will make her first appearance as Katie, a young Ryan niece, on St. Patrick’s Day. Later this months, Traci Lyn will debut as a character named Pru, a country girl who has run away to the Big Apple.

Coming

June 28, 1984

New To Ryan's Hope – Grant Show is Rick Hyde

One of the newest of these young actors is 22 year old Grant Show the latest addition to “Ryan's Hope” over at ABC.

A native of Michigan, Show's family moved to Northern California when he was 3. It wasn’t until high school that he began showing an interest in acting when a girl in his chemistry class thought his continuous role as class clown could be put to better use in the school theater program.

Going

November 26, 1984

Tipoff

Behind the scenes at Ryan's Hope, Robin Greer has been dropped from her role as Sydney Price. Robin can take comfort that she's the two-month happily married bride of a noted Los Angeles antiques dealer. Another RH actor getting the ax is original cast member Earl Hindman and his character Bob Reid. One quipster noted that Hindman must have been the highest paid extra in the business, since he hasn’t been part of a major story for at least two years

Coming

December 14, 1984

Tune In Tomorrow

Meanwhile in another casting situation on “RH”, Julie Campbell has inherited the role of Katie Ryan from Lauren O'Bryan who was sacked a couple months ago. Julie was plucked by “RH” from the 15 performers of ABC's Talent Development Program.

Julie was discovered by ABC when she was named National Winner of the 1984 Irene Ryan Award of the American College Theater Festival. She won the award in Washington D.C. last spring featuring contestant from more than 400 colleges.

Although an Alabama native, the tall actress (5 feet 8 inches) graduated from the Conservatory of Theater Arts of Webster University in St. Louis last May. She's the daughter of a retired Army officer and a former Department of Housing and Development administrator. Despite her tender teen years, Julie has been acting and modeling for five years. She appears to be formidable, promising addition to “RH”.

Coming

December 26, 1984

Soap Opera Scene

As 1985 begins,“Ryan's Hope” will be welcoming a new cast member. Sixteen-year-old Yasmine Bleeth will join the show as Jack Fennelli's daugher Ryan Fennelli

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