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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / On TV next weekend: Joanna Going, Susan Sullivan
« on: November 07, 2005, 10:55:31 PM »
Joanna Going plays a model that disappears on the night of her marriage to the Lt.'s nephew in the 1992 Columbo special "No Time To Die," which can be seen on the Biography channel on Sat., Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. and will repeat on Sun. morning, Nov. 13 at 1 a.m.  Both times are Eastern.  Check your local listings for the times in your area.

Susan Sullivan appears as Faith's (Kelly Ripa's) therapist on this week's Hope & Faith.  The series airs Fridays at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific, 8 p.m. Central on ABC.


Joanna Going played Vicki in the DS Revival Series, and Susan Sullivan was an extra in the original series.

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Book Review -- "On Stage and In Shadows"
« on: November 02, 2005, 07:01:46 PM »
Ack, I have a handful of items I've been meaning to post and will begin with this one:

This review was published in the San Francisco Bay Area Reporter in September and is posted here with the permission of its author.


"A Life Well Lived in the Theatre"

On Stage And In Shadows
by Marie Wallace
iUniverse Press

     To millions of baby boomers who grew up in the 1960s, Marie Wallace is fondly remembered for the three roles she played on the spooky daytime soap opera Dark Shadows. But her career, and her life, encompass so much more.

     Marie Wallace grew up in a New York City that no longer exists, a city that can still be viewed in magical black and white images on Turner Classic Movies. The Broadway Theatre District was only a few miles downtown from home, and her love of the theatre began at an early age.

     In her new book, On Stage And In Shadows, Wallace shares her memories of a lifetime. A life of hard work, and of dedication to her craft. A life lived to the fullest. A life she greatly enjoyed.

     What's most noticeable about the book is how warm and personable it is. It's as though the author were inviting the reader over for a cup of coffee. It's a beautifully written, almost conversational book, a delightful read from start to finish.

     On Stage And In Shadows is also an educational work. Anyone who might be considering a career in the theatre should read this book, as it will tell you just how hard a working actor's life can be, and what it takes to succeed in the often cuthroat theatre world. It's a life of constant travel, constant rejection, and constant change. Not a life for those with weak constitutions.

     But Marie Wallace was a resourceful and determined girl, and she made the theatre world work for her. She shares her memories or her early days as a print and runway model, and of her first Broadway show, in the chorus of Gypsy with the great Ethel Merman. During this period she also supported Jimmy Durante in his nightclub act. Her memories of working with such theatre greats are a delight, and a hint of what was to come.

     Marie Wallace's credits are impressive. She toured the country in dozens of shows, and, after Gypsy, appeared on Broadway seven more times. She played Ursula in Sweet Charity, directed by and starring the legendary Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. Also in the cast was a young unknown comedian named Ruth Buzzi (Laugh In) who became a lifelong friend. Wallace shares her warm memories of sitting backstage with Buzzi, sewing, laughing, engaging in "girl talk" And she gives us insight into the working lives of Fosse and Verdon, who created so much magical theatre.

     In one of the book's most moving passages, Wallace also displays the true meaning of the old adage "the show must go on". In the early 1970s, while appearing on the soap opera Somerset, her husband took ill. She rushed from the studio to his bedside. He passed away in her arms. A few days later, she dried her tears and returned to work.

     Dark Shadows fans will not be disappointed. An entire chapter of the book is devoted to the two years she spent on that groundbreaking daytime drama, and includes her technical approach to the three characters she played on it. She also includes her backstage memories of the Dark Shadows cast, many of whom are no longer with us.

     At the time, Dark Shadows was a wildly popular show, with a daily viewership of 20,000,000. It was Wallace's one dose of true fame, and she delighted in the support she got from fans, a few of whom she corresponds with to this very day!

     One wonders why Marie Wallace didn't become a bigger name. She is a superb actress who worked constantly for three decades. In the 1970s she played Crystal, the Joan Crawford role, in a Broadway revival of The Women, and followed that as Jackie Gleason's leading lady in a touring company of the play Sly Fox.

     But Wallace took her career, and her life, in stride, and went wherever fate took her. More recently she has put acting on the back burner to concentrate on her new love, photography. Currently the staff photographer at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, she has also exhibited many of her New York landscape photos at art galleries throughout the city.

     Marie Wallace is a survivor and a trouper. Her superb book is a must read for anyone with more than a passing interest in the theatre. Illustrated with many photos from the author's private collection, it is a time capsule of a wonderful time and place that will never be again.

     For more info, please visit MarieWallace.com
----------------------David Nahmod    
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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Paula Laurence, 1916(?) - 2005
« on: November 02, 2005, 12:18:15 AM »
From Playbill News, Nov. 1:
Broadway Performer Paula Laurence Is Dead at 89

Laurence played Aunt Hannah Stokes on DS in 1970 PT.

 :(

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / OT - Question for MysteriousB
« on: October 28, 2005, 04:51:00 AM »
Well, Mysterious Benefactor, now that you've racked up 100 days on DS Forums (!), what are you going to do next?

 [hall2_wink]   [hall2_cheesy]

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Happy Birthday to Barnabas'sBride!
« on: October 27, 2005, 04:35:55 PM »
Barnabas'sBride,
Today is your day to celebrate!    Happy Birthday![/b]

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Happy Birthday, murph!
« on: October 27, 2005, 04:28:18 PM »
murph,

Wishing you all the best things today.  Happy Birthday!

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Happy Birthday to lttoverlord
« on: October 25, 2005, 03:27:11 PM »
lttoverlord,

Wishing you a very special day!

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Happy Birthday to marcos1
« on: October 23, 2005, 05:47:18 PM »

marcos1,

Wishing you a very special day!


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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Sleep Number bed ad features DS alum
« on: October 19, 2005, 03:10:48 PM »
You've probably seen those Select Comfort Bed commercials-- the ones for the overpriced Sleep Number beds in which one partner likes his/her side of the bed on a softer or firmer setting than the other partner. A new ad has Jim Fyfe wondering if tiny barefeet on his back will treat his back pain.  His wife offers her bare feet, and Fyfe gives one of his comedic reactions.  Check it out.

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Celebrating John_in_SC's birthday
« on: October 17, 2005, 03:15:26 PM »

John in SC,

Warm wishes for a great birthday!

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / KLS' ST:TNG on TV
« on: October 06, 2005, 03:10:52 PM »
Got a little carried away with the acronyms.   :P

You can see KLS don pointy ears (she auctioned them at one of the DS Fests) in Star Trek: TNG, "Who Watches the Watchers," Saturday* morning (Oct. 8*) at 1 a.m. ET/PT on Spike TV.  Check your local listings for the time in your area.


*Edited by Midnite

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Happy Birthday, Nelson Collins
« on: October 06, 2005, 02:51:24 PM »
Happy Birthday to Nelson Collins!

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Kelly Hu stars in new TV movie "Mayday" -- Sunday night on CBS
« on: October 02, 2005, 02:07:43 AM »
Kelly Hu plays as a flight attendant in "Mayday," a TV movie premiering tomorrow (Sunday) night at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Times on CBS.

You can see her in a preview at http://www.cbs.com/specials/mayday/

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Happy Birthday, DSFAN4EVER!
« on: September 29, 2005, 05:13:49 PM »
DSFAN4EVER,

Hope your birthday is fangtastic!

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Calendar Events / Announcements '05 II / Happy Birthday to Ian!
« on: September 19, 2005, 04:07:13 PM »
Happy 20th
Ian!

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