Happy Birthday, nicholasm79!   

Thanks for the link, retzev!

"Finally," he said, "in the cemetery behind the home used as Evans’ Cottage there is a grave for Barnabas Bates. This has to be where they got Barnabas from. These cannot be coincidences."

I suspect it really is a coincidence.  DS fan Guy Haines has talked about hearing from Robert Costello at a very early Fest that he (Costello) got the name from a gravestone in Flushing in NY.

Did Dana Elcar and/or Vince O'Brien refuse to cross the picket line too?

Elcar refused and was fired because of it.  O'Brien became his replacement (and continued on the show for more than a year), though it's difficult to tell since their eps from around that time were taped out of sequence:

Elcar's last ep taped on 9/15/67; Vince O'Brien's 1st as the Sheriff taped on 9/18/67.

I channel surfed into a scene the other day between Dana Elcar and Michael Cavanaugh on MacGyver-- 2 Sheriff George Pattersons!

   Happy Birthday, loril54!   

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Update Number 274.
November 5, 2012

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Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news in this Official Online News Update "bulletin."

**** NEWS FROM SHARON (SMYTH) LENTZ
**** ALL 3 "DARK SHADOWS" MOVIES NOW ON DVD & BLU-RAY
**** 2013 "DARK SHADOWS" CALENDAR AVAILABLE NOW

---- NEWS FROM SHARON (SMYTH) LENTZ
Sharon and her family said good-bye to Sharon's mother, who passed away 10-25 after a long illness. SG joins DS fans everywhere in sending condolences to the Lentz family (with husband Eddie, daughter Jessica, and son Steven).

---- ORIGINAL DS MOVIES & 2012 DS MOVIE ON DVD & BLU RAY
Warner Brothers Home Video has now issued all 3 DS movies on both DVD and high-definition BluRay discs.
Released Oct. 30 were the film "spin-offs" to the original DS daytime TV series. Members of the 1966-71 TV cast appear in each as versions of their TV characters or creating new characters. Both movies were shot on location at Lyndhurst Estate and nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown, NY.
"House of Dark Shadows" (1970) stars Jonathan Frid in a condensed retelling of vampire Barnabas Collins' release from his coffin into Collinsport, Maine, circa 1970, where he searches for the reincarnation of his 18th century love.
"Night of Dark Shadows" (1971) stars David Selby in an original story about a Collins heir returning to the family home. It's now haunted by the powerful spirit of a witch determined to have her lost love with her again - forever.
These are the versions as first seen in movie theatres in 1970 and 1971. No extra or deleted footage has been added, although the promotional trailers for each film are included.
SG Update # 271 last month reported the 10-2 release of the 2012 "Dark Shadows," film starring Johnny Depp, with brief cameos by original DS actors JONATHAN FRID (Barnabas), DAVID SELBY (Quentin), LARA PARKER, and KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT. The BluRay does include several deleted scenes as well as various featurettes.
All 3 movies can be purchased via Amazon.com and through various online and store retail outlets.

---- EXCLUSIVE DELUXE DARK SHADOWS 2013 CALENDAR
SG is asked to announce:
This high-quality calendar features 15 rare and never-before-published images from the motion pictures HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS and NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS. Their respective casts include Jonathan Frid, David Selby, Lara Parker, Kate Jackson, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Nancy Barrett, Grayson Hall, Louis Edmonds, John Karlen, and Joan Bennett, all pictured in beautiful photos.
The Calendar is $15, including postage. It is available exclusively, only by mail-order, from the DS Festival address below.
Send payment to:
Dark Shadows
P.O. Box 92
Maplewood, NJ 07040

SHADOWGRAM OFFICIAL ONLINE DARK SHADOWS NEWS UPDATE
ShadowGram@aol.com

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Update Number 273.
November 4, 2012

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Hello, Dark Shadows Fan,
ShadowGram (SG), The Official Newsletter & News Source for Dark Shadows (DS), announces the following breaking news in this Official Online News Update "bulletin."

**** JERRY LACY IN WORLD PREMIERE PLAY
**** CHRIS PENNOCK IN COMEDY PLAY
**** 3 DS ACTORS APPEAR IN NEW "PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER" FILM
**** MARIE WALLACE INJURED DURING PLAY PERFORMANCE

---- JERRY LACY IN NEW PLAY, "SURVIVING MAMA"
Jerry (Tony Peterson, Rev. Trask, Lamar Trask, Gregory Trask) is "Father" and "Pinsky" in the world premiere of "Surviving Mama," currently onstage in Santa Monica, CA.
Using flashbacks and contemporary scenes, the family drama is based on the Holocaust experiences of the playwright's mother, a feisty woman who escaped Nazi Germany in 1939 and eventually settled in Los Angeles. The character of "Mama" now suffers from dementia and declining health. Her adult daughters are considering placing her in an eldercare facility - and she reacts to their efforts.
Publicity: "Mama, who has survived many crises in her life, now battles her daughters who want to move her to a 'home.' Courageous, street smart and fiercely independent, Mama impacts everyone who knows her. While Mama's fate is being determined, long-held family secrets are revealed. A stunning, emotional drama."
Performances: Fridays @ 8:00, Saturdays @ 3:00 and @ 8:00, and Sundays @ 5:00. Tickets are $34.99.
Running through 11-18, "Surviving Mama" is at the Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., Santa Monica, CA. 310-392-7327. www.survivingmamatheplay.com

----CHRIS PENNOCK IN "THE DRESSER" PLAY
Chris (Jeb, Cyrus/John, Sebastian, Gabriel) asks SG to please share his following message:
"Please let every Dark Shadows fan about my LA show, The Dresser, at The Actors Studio in West Hollywood, running weekends until Thanksgiving!!.
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"We've been working on this for several months at the Actors Studio. West Coast Artistic Directors, Martin Landau and Mark Rydell, approved the cast themselves (kind of cool, if we do say so ourselves).
"It's a fun and touching comedy set in 1942 England about a touring theatre company's leading man and his dresser one night backstage during a production of KING LEAR . The cast of this production are all Life Members of the Actors Studio.
"The best part is it's absolutely FREE!!! FOR EVERYONE!!! Make your reservation and come along to enjoy some really fun theater."
Saturday and Sunday Matinees @ 2:30 until Nov. 18. "Admission is complimentary but reservations are required."
The Actors Studio, 8341 DeLongpre Ave., West Hollywood, CA. 323-860-8801.

---- NEW FILM STARS TRIO OF ORIGINAL DS ACTORS
SG is asked to announce:
JERRY LACY (noted above for "Surviving Mama" play), LARA PARKER (Angelique, Alexis, Catherine), and KATHRYN LEIGH SCOTT (Maggie, Josette, Kitty, Rachel) all appear in the independent movie DR. MABUSE
The trailer debuted 11-1 on YouTube (see below).
Publicity: 'Hollinsworth Productions is excited to present DOCTOR MABUSE - a psychological thriller about the original criminal mastermind! Dr. Mabuse... hypnotist... genius... criminal mastermind... but who is he really? The film stars Jerry Lacy as the nefarious Dr. Mabuse,.... as well as DS actresses Kathryn Leigh Scott and Lara Parker.
"Inspired by the character created by Norbert Jacques, the notorious supervillian returns to the screen in this new original tale about the mysterious 'man behind the curtain'. Don't let him into your mind.... Coming Summer 2013."
Official Website: http://www.doctormabuse-themovie.com/
Official Facebook: www.facebook.com/DoctorMabuse2013?filter=1
YouTube Trailer link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPVLSEtjIdM

---- MARIE WALLACE INJURED DURING PLAY PERFORMANCE
Last month, SG Update #271 reported news from Marie (Eve, Jenny, Megan) about her starring role as "Carol" in THE LAST ROMANCE at the 7 Angels Theatre in Waterbury, CT. The play opened Oct 18.
However, on Oct. 21, Marie accidentally fell off the stage during the blackout at the end of Act One and broke her shoulder. She underwent surgery a couple of days later.
SG joins DS fans everywhere in wishing Marie a quick, easy, and complete recovery. May you soon be back 100%, Marie!

Marcy Robin
ShadowGram Editor / Publisher

Wasn't it the only time?   Besides, no discussions would have happened yet about how to handle the characters' knowledge of vampires, since Barnabas wasn't envisioned yet at that point.

Post Barnabas, I recall [PT] Hoffman getting her hands on a book that told her everything she wanted to know about vampires (but was afraid to ask ).