Well, there are always guests who cancel at the last minute due to real life events that need taking care of.

It would be ironic indeed if whomever the changes were made to accommodate wound up not being able to attend.  

Could the Mystery Guest be Dan Curtis, I wonder?

Gothick

Hi Cassandra, It is mentioned in one of the KLS books that when Grayson, Nancy and Tony George were all appearing on OLTL, one script was written that included a scene where all 3 were together.  And reportedly the dialogue included Grayson, or one of them, remarking how long it had been since they had seen one another!

Maybe some day that clip will be included on one of the MPI videos.  I have heard that some sort of legal snafu has kept the OLTL tapes all locked up in copyright hell.

Steve

Hi Julianka, were you watching OLTL when Grayson Hall was on as Euphemia (Bo's "aunt"?)

Gothick

Luciaphil, you have accomplished the impossible and put a smile on my face this morning.  Thanks so much for your generosity in sharing your extraordinary talent with us all.

Your admirer,

Steve

Keith was great and sexy in Boys in the Band, the movie.  It shows how good he could be in a situation where he was well rehearsed and directed.

Gothick

Dear Cassandra,

Don Briscoe's character, Donald, is the best friend (and former, uh, snuggle buddy) of the protagonist of the ensemble play, Michael.  (I believe that future DS performer Christopher Bernau played Michael opposite Don Briscoe, and I've often wondered whether Briscoe might have encouraged Bernau to join the cast of DS).  In the film version Donald was played by Frederick Combs, who originated the part in the initial production.  I think Don and Chris were the replacement cast while the originals were making the movie which was directed by William Friedkin.

Boys in the Band is set at a birthday party and tells the story of a group of friends through the snapshot of one evening they spend together.  It was the first successful gay play in which the fact that the characters were gay was just a given, not some major dramatic revelation unveiled at the climax of the play, and is often described as the first gay play in which none of the characters is killed or commits suicide.

The style of it ranges from acid wit to florid melodrama, with occasional flashes of innocence and debauchery to leaven the mix.  I quite like the movie version--some people hate it.

To Scout:  Don Briscoe wasn't responsible for his hair on the show; stylist Irene Hamalain was.  

Gothick

This whole scene between Quentin and Laura is DS at its finest.  I always get chills watching that scene!

As for the voice, I agree with Ms. Hoffman about Tim Shaw!

Gothick

Since nobody else has apparently bothered to notice, I just have to say what a luscious bit of Broadway charm we have in Don Briscoe's Tim Shaw.  The character may be a creep, but I just love looking at him in those Victorian clothes.  And imagining him out of them, heh heh heh.

That little collar is so dear. So very Dudley Do-right.  Love the little flips on the hair, too.  Of course in the real 1897 it would have been lacquered solid with hair oil.

This was around the time when Don was doing DS by day, and appearing as Donald in Boys in the Band by night.  I've tried and failed to find a publicity photo of him in the role.  I would be obliged if anybody ever does put their hands on one if they could let me know.

Regards,  Steve