Today in Soap Opera History (September 5)

1960: Search for Tomorrow's Alison dealt with her mother-in-law.
1980: General Hospital's Monica faced a divorce decision.
1989: As the World Turns Paul shot his father, James Stenbeck.
2008: Hollyoaks' John Paul found Kieron's body.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1938: Radio soap opera Life Can Be Beautiful premiered on CBS, starting a successful 16-year run. Life Can Be Beautiful quickly became known to radio insiders by its initials, and widely referred to as "Elsie Beebe." It was the story of Carol Conrad (Alice Reinheart, and later Teri Keane), a disadvantaged child who--still in her teens--ran into the Slightly Read Bookshop seeking shelter and a hiding place from Gyp Mendoza (Waldemar Kappel, and later Paul Stewart), the town racketeer. The kindly old book dealer, Papa David Solomon (Ralph Locke), would soon become one of the great philosophers of daytime radio. Carol became "Chichi" and was installed on a pallet in the back room as the old man's ward. Fifteen years later, she was still there. The show was billed as "an inspiring message of faith drawn from life."

1960: On Search for Tomorrow, after talking things over with Joanne (Mary Stuart), Alison (Anne Pearson) endured an uncomfortable evening with her in-laws, the Metcalfs, who came over for dinner.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 14)

>1969: Dark Shadows' Quentin was shocked to see Laura.
1983: Kristian Alfonso debuted as Hope on Days of our Lives.
2009: Guiding Light's Olivia poured her heart out at Gus's grave.
2011: ABC canceled All My Children and One Life to Live.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1939: On Backstage Wife, Mary went to a portrait sitting at Ken Page's studio. Ken's sister Sandra arrived while Mary was in the dressing room very upset with Ken because he did not want her to see Mary's friend, Peter Dillon. At the theater, Larry talked with Katharine Monroe and told her that Mary had made many sacrifices for his career. An explosion was heard from one of Page's tenements.

Today in Soap Opera History (January 10)

1980: Edge of Night's Calvin and Star were married.
1983: General Hospital's Luke was found after an avalanche.
1984: One Life to Live's Asa was not happy with Clint.
2006: Days' Bo and Hope said goodbye to Zack.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On Dark Shadows, angered and frightened by Angelique Bouchard (Lara Parker), Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) attempted to meet Josette duPres (Kathryn Leigh Scot). Angelique sent a bat to spy on him.

Today in Soap Opera History (September 5)

1960: Search for Tomorrow's Alison dealt with her mother-in-law.
1980: General Hospital's Monica faced a divorce decision.
1989: As the World Turns Paul shot his father, James Stenbeck.
2008: Hollyoaks' John Paul found Kieron's body.

"The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1938: Radio soap opera Life Can Be Beautiful premiered on CBS, starting a successful 16-year run. Life Can Be Beautiful quickly became known to radio insiders by its initials, and widely referred to as "Elsie Beebe." It was the story of Carol Conrad (Alice Reinheart, and later Teri Keane), a disadvantaged child who--still in her teens--ran into the Slightly Read Bookshop seeking shelter and a hiding place from Gyp Mendoza (Waldemar Kappel, and later Paul Stewart), the town racketeer. The kindly old book dealer, Papa David Solomon (Ralph Locke), would soon become one of the great philosophers of daytime radio. Carol became "Chichi" and was installed on a pallet in the back room as the old man's ward. Fifteen years later, she was still there. The show was billed as "an inspiring message of faith drawn from life."

1960: On Search for Tomorrow, after talking things over with Joanne (Mary Stuart), Alison (Anne Pearson) endured an uncomfortable evening with her in-laws, the Metcalfs, who came over for dinner.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 14)

>1969: Dark Shadows' Quentin was shocked to see Laura.
1983: Kristian Alfonso debuted as Hope on Days of our Lives.
2009: Guiding Light's Olivia poured her heart out at Gus's grave.
2011: ABC canceled All My Children and One Life to Live.

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1939: On Backstage Wife, Mary went to a portrait sitting at Ken Page's studio. Ken's sister Sandra arrived while Mary was in the dressing room very upset with Ken because he did not want her to see Mary's friend, Peter Dillon. At the theater, Larry talked with Katharine Monroe and told her that Mary had made many sacrifices for his career. An explosion was heard from one of Page's tenements.

Today in Soap Opera History (January 10)

1980: Edge of Night's Calvin and Star were married.
1983: General Hospital's Luke was found after an avalanche.
1984: One Life to Live's Asa was not happy with Clint.
2006: Days' Bo and Hope said goodbye to Zack.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On Dark Shadows, angered and frightened by Angelique Bouchard (Lara Parker), Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) attempted to meet Josette duPres (Kathryn Leigh Scot). Angelique sent a bat to spy on him.

Today in Soap Opera History (September 5)

1960: Search for Tomorrow's Alison dealt with her mother-in-law.
1980: General Hospital's Monica faced a divorce decision.
1989: As the World Turns Paul shot his father, James Stenbeck.
2008: Hollyoaks' John Paul found Kieron's body.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1938: Radio soap opera Life Can Be Beautiful premiered on CBS, starting a successful 16-year run. Life Can Be Beautiful quickly became known to radio insiders by its initials, and widely referred to as "Elsie Beebe." It was the story of Carol Conrad (Alice Reinheart, and later Teri Keane), a disadvantaged child who--still in her teens--ran into the Slightly Read Bookshop seeking shelter and a hiding place from Gyp Mendoza (Waldemar Kappel, and later Paul Stewart), the town racketeer. The kindly old book dealer, Papa David Solomon (Ralph Locke), would soon become one of the great philosophers of daytime radio. Carol became "Chichi" and was installed on a pallet in the back room as the old man's ward. Fifteen years later, she was still there. The show was billed as "an inspiring message of faith drawn from life."

1960: On Search for Tomorrow, after talking things over with Joanne (Mary Stuart), Alison (Anne Pearson) endured an uncomfortable evening with her in-laws, the Metcalfs, who came over for dinner.

'Days of our Lives' Cast to Visit Mall of America on August 12

Eight cast members from the iconic NBC soap opera Days of our Lives are headed to Mall of America on Saturday, August 12 for autographs and an audience Q&A. The event will be held at 1 p.m. in the Rotunda.

If you're anywhere near Bloomington, Minnesota, on Saturday, stop by to see seven of your favorite cast members including Kristian Alfonso, Lamon Archey, Camila Banus, Billy Flynn, Lauren Koslow, Eric Martsolf, Marci Miller and Greg Vaughan.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 14)

1969: Dark Shadows' Quentin was shocked to see Laura.
1983: Kristian Alfonso debuted as Hope on Days of our Lives.
2009: Guiding Light's Olivia poured her heart out at Gus's grave.
2011: ABC canceled All My Children and One Life to Live.

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1939: On Backstage Wife, Mary went to a portrait sitting at Ken Page's studio. Ken's sister Sandra arrived while Mary was in the dressing room very upset with Ken because he did not want her to see Mary's friend, Peter Dillon. At the theater, Larry talked with Katharine Monroe and told her that Mary had made many sacrifices for his career. An explosion was heard from one of Page's tenements.

Today in Soap Opera History (January 10)

1980: Edge of Night's Calvin and Star were married.
1983: General Hospital's Luke was found after an avalanche.
1984: One Life to Live's Asa was not happy with Clint.
2006: Days' Bo and Hope said goodbye to Zack.

"More and more, I tend to read history. I often find it more up to date than the daily newspapers."
― Joe Murray

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On Dark Shadows, angered and frightened by Angelique Bouchard (Lara Parker), Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) attempted to meet Josette duPres (Kathryn Leigh Scot). Angelique sent a bat to spy on him.

T-Boz Joins 'Days of our Lives' as Inmate Sheila

T-Boz debuts Wednesday on Days of our Lives.

Tionne Watkins, otherwise known as T-Boz from R&B group TLC, will guest star on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives over the next two months. She will be playing hardened, no-good prison inmate, EW is reporting. Sheila is the top dog in prison who vows to make Hope Brady's (Kristian Alfonso) stay behind bars a memorable one.

T-Boz's first episode airs November 30 — the same time Deidre Hall will reprise her role as Hattie, the bawdy Marlena-lookalike who’s in the slammer for embezzlement. Glee's Dot-Marie Jones will also show up behind bars as Chille.

T-Boz will continue on the show through January.

Watch a sneak peek video below.

'Days of our Lives' Star Kristian Alfonso Sells Jewelry Company

Kristian Alfonso

Days of our Lives actress Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady) has revealed on Twitter that she has sold her popular jewelry line, Hope Faith Miracles.

“I am no longer involved with HopeFaithMiracles,the company was purchased,” she tweeted during a back and forth with fans. “It was a Beautiful journey for 10 yrs . It’s [a] time of change…. The company was sold to someone whose been in the jewelry business for 50 yrs… I’m not designing any longer nor involved with hope faith miracles.”

NBC Announces 'Days of our Lives' Annual 'Day of Days' Event

On the heels of their 13,000th episode celebration, the stars of NBC’s longest-running daytime drama, Days of our Lives, will be meeting fans at the “Day of Days” fan event on Saturday, November 12 at Universal CityWalk, located adjacent to Universal Studios Hollywood.

This complimentary event, set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m., for devoted Days of our Lives viewers will offer fans the chance to meet and greet Salem’s favorite cast members during autograph signings, a Q&A session, a trivia challenge and much more.

Some of the Days stars scheduled to attend include Kristian Alfonso, Nadia Bjorlin, Mary Beth Evans, Billy Flynn, Galen Gering, Deidre Hall, Vincent Irizarry, Wally Kurth, Eric Martsolf, Stephen Nichols, Christopher Sean, Josh Taylor and Jordi Vilasuso as well as special surprise guests.

Schedule of the day:

10-10:30 a.m.
“Day of Days” welcome and cast introductions

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
“Meet & Greet” with the cast of Days of our Lives

12:30 p.m.
Lunch break

2-4 p.m.
“Meet & Greet” with the cast of Days of our Lives

4:15-4:45 p.m.
“Days of our Lives” Q&A

4:45-5 p.m.
Event finale, including a special sneak preview of future Days of our Lives

Today in Soap Opera History (September 5)

1960: Search for Tomorrow's Alison dealt with her mother-in-law.
1980: General Hospital's Monica faced a divorce decision.
1989: As the World Turns Paul shot his father, James Stenbeck.
2008: Hollyoaks' John Paul found Kieron's body.

"If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree."
― Michael Crichton

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1938: Radio soap opera Life Can Be Beautiful premiered on CBS, starting a successful 16-year run. Life Can Be Beautiful quickly became known to radio insiders by its initials, and widely referred to as "Elsie Beebe." It was the story of Carol Conrad (Alice Reinheart, and later Teri Keane), a disadvantaged child who--still in her teens--ran into the Slightly Read Bookshop seeking shelter and a hiding place from Gyp Mendoza (Waldemar Kappel, and later Paul Stewart), the town racketeer. The kindly old book dealer, Papa David Solomon (Ralph Locke), would soon become one of the great philosophers of daytime radio. Carol became "Chichi" and was installed on a pallet in the back room as the old man's ward. Fifteen years later, she was still there. The show was billed as "an inspiring message of faith drawn from life."

1960: On Search for Tomorrow, after talking things over with Joanne (Mary Stuart), Alison (Anne Pearson) endured an uncomfortable evening with her in-laws, the Metcalfs, who came over for dinner.

'Days of our Lives' Spoilers (June 6-10, 2016)

Howard Wise/JPI Studios

Check out the day-to-day spoilers below to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of June 6-10, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, June 6
Kate approaches Deimos after his meeting with Nicole; Theresa arranges a romantic evening with Brady; Summer tells Brady about her feelings; Nicole opens up to Dario.

'Days of our Lives' Spoilers (May 30-June 3, 2016)

Joey takes responsibility for his actions and faces the consequences.
© Howard Wise/jpistudios.com

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek below to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of May 30-June 3, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, May 30
Days is pre-empted due to NBC coverage of the 2016 French Open Tennis Championship.

Tuesday, May 31
Hope comforts a distraught Aiden; Adriana makes a mysterious phone call, summoning someone to town; Joey takes a dark turn and robs a souvenir shop for Jade; Kayla seeks comfort in Fynn's arms.

'Days of our Lives' Spoilers (May 16-20, 2016)

"You still love me," Aiden tells Hope.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek below to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of May 9-13, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, May 16
Andre strikes a deal with Aiden; if Aiden gets him out of jail, then he will back up his story; Hope tells Rafe she needs to take things slowly; Fynn finds a virus antidote; Steve heads to Los Angeles to find Joey, but he may be too late.

Tuesday, May 17
A conflicted Hope visits Bo's grave while a hidden Aiden watches; Brady confides in Belle; TTheresa tells Anne she wants to investigate Summer; Victor receives information about Summer's past.

'Days of our Lives' Spoilers (May 9-13, 2016)

An overwhelmed Hope draws her gun on Aiden and arrests him.
© Howard Wise/jpistudios.com

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek below to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of May 9-13, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, May 9
Aiden's return rattles Hope; Aiden explains what happened to him over the last six months; Hope arrests Aiden.

Tuesday, May 10
Hope rushes to the station after a tense encounter with Ciara; Ciara and Claire have a heart-to-heart; Ciara isn't sure about her feelings for Theo; Aiden refuses to talk to anyone but Hope; Steve worries that Joey ran away after he can't find his jacket; Kayla must attend to patients suffering from a flu-like virus.

Today in Soap Opera History (April 14)

1969: Dark Shadows' Quentin was shocked to see Laura.
1983: Kristian Alfonso debuted as Hope on Days of our Lives.
2009: Guiding Light's Olivia poured her heart out at Gus's grave.
2011: ABC canceled All My Children and One Life to Live.

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1939: On Backstage Wife, Mary went to a portrait sitting at Ken Page's studio. Ken's sister Sandra arrived while Mary was in the dressing room very upset with Ken because he did not want her to see Mary's friend, Peter Dillon. At the theater, Larry talked with Katharine Monroe and told her that Mary had made many sacrifices for his career. An explosion was heard from one of Page's tenements.

'Days of our Lives' Spoilers (February 29-March 4, 2016)

"Ben Weston, he escaped," J.J. tells a shocked Chad.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of February 29-March 4, 2016.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, February 29
Hope (Kristian Alfonso) worries she killed Stefano (Joseph Mascolo) for something he didn't do; J.J. (Casey Moss) and Gabi (Camila Banus) move their relationship forward; Summer's (Marie Wilson) decision displeases Theresa (Jen Lilley); Nicole (Arianne Zucker) questions Dario (Jordi Vilasuso) about Summer.