On 5/15/2026 at 8:01 PM, Stevel said:

The more I hear about my favourite soap period, the more sour I feel. And the more clearly I see how it all came crashing down.

Everything you say is true.

As for teleprompters, can't say for sure, but there were times when Constance Ford, as Ada, appeared to be reading from one. But I'd forgove her anything.

Acoording to Lemay, Jacquie Courtenay was writing crib notes on her hands. It was either Courtenay, or Virginia Dwyer who played her mother, or both, who were supposedly also leaving crib notes

I've read his book a few times, I have it on an old tablet. Each time there seems to be a lot more between the lines.

Yeah, Kind of funny Lemay was furious with actors who did not memorize their lines yet he had no problem with Connie Ford, Victoria Wyndham, Hugh Marlow fumbling all the time. Not so much Connie but when I watch episodes on YT now, VW seems to be constantly reading from a teleprompter & Marlow seems like he is speaking ad lib almost.

On 5/15/2026 at 8:01 PM, Stevel said:

The more I hear about my favourite soap period, the more sour I feel. And the more clearly I see how it all came crashing down.

Everything you say is true.

As for teleprompters, can't say for sure, but there were times when Constance Ford, as Ada, appeared to be reading from one. But I'd forgove her anything.

Acoording to Lemay, Jacquie Courtenay was writing crib notes on her hands. It was either Courtenay, or Virginia Dwyer who played her mother, or both, who were supposedly also leaving crib notes

I've read his book a few times, I have it on an old tablet. Each time there seems to be a lot more between the lines.

Yeah, Kind of funny Lemay was furious with actors who did not memorize their lines yet he had no problem with Connie Ford, Victoria Wyndham, Hugh Marlow fumbling all the time. Not so much Connie but when I watch episodes on YT now, VW seems to be constantly reading from a teleprompter & Marlow seems like he is speaking ad lib almost.

On 5/15/2026 at 10:14 PM, Tisy-Lish said:

So why was it okay for Connie Ford to look directly at the camera and read the teleprompter episode after episode, but not okay for Jacquie Courtney or Virginia Dwyer to discreetly look down to read crib notes??? I was watching AW every day during the 1970s, and I can tell you -- Connie Ford's dependence on the teleprompter was far more noticeable than any crib notes that Courtney and Dwyer supposedly ever used.

I just said the same thing in another comment. I think Lemay thought any actor who did stage was superior.