Bits
of love, laughter, and life are perfectly woven together in
Kathryn Leigh Scott's My Scrapbook Memories of Dark Shadows.
In her first published work, Ms. Scott delivers with a pedestrian
purity, which rapidly evolves into a polished pen during the
course of her commentary. An example is quite obvious in such
deft descriptive phrases as "...honeycombed with secret
rooms and passages..." which successfully conveys a sense
of Collinwood in perspective.
Scott,
a real beauty who still remains unblemished by celebrated
status, here shows touches of tenderness towards her thespian
colleagues especially close
friend Joel Crothers, who passed away in 1985. Perpetuating
a sort of family honor, she proceeds with some delightful
asides such as Joan Bennett's "Tiffany" brown bag,
Thayer David's huge appetite, and "dedication to the
craft" with the advent of a kiss.
Elsewhere
her sense of humour escapes in a recollection of a "racy
Dr. Denton" photoshoot with first hubby, Ben Martin,
for whom the book is dedicated. There is an insert of photographs
with 76 pages, featuring everything from Jonathan Frid in
vamp-attire taking a "catnap" on the grounds at
Lyndhurst, to Scott with "Rufus" the rhino on Safari
in East Africa.
For
the methodical Scott, her retrospective would not be complete
without a summary of the series' storyline, a full listing
of the cast with the characters they portrayed, production
credits, and an "In Memoriam" page.
After
some 20 years and numerous other professional projects, it
is not of any great consequence that at times Scott's recollection
is not right on. Perhaps it is just that
alter-ego "Josette" preferred her beloved Barnabas
instead of Ben Stokes to torch Angelique in the tower room!
Now
a decade out of print, it is not surprising that this title
continues, just like the cult classic itself, to remain in
circulation.
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