Celebrating Soaps

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She  received  an  e-mail  Friends  and  co-stars  came  to  help  her  celebrate.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>TAKEN  FROM  </B></I><A HREF="http://cbs.soapsindepth.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://cbs.soapsindepth.com"><U><I><B>CBS  SOAPS  IN  DEPTH</B></I></U></A><I><B>, JANUARY  15TH, 2002:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Located  in  a  majestic  brownstone  nestled  in  one  of  Manhattan's  swankiest  neighborhoods, the  ultra-exclusive  Lotos  Club  offers  an  atmosphere  of  both  prestige  and  charm. The  setting  was  perfect  when  Procter & Gamble  Productions  feted  their  very  own  Mary  Stuart (Meta, Guiding  Light) on  her  50th  anniversary  in  the  world  of  soap  operas. "We  are  here  tonight  to  honor  Mary  Stuart  and  her  memorable  contribution  to  the  daytime  genre  that  brought  us  together,"  said  PGP's  executive  in  charge  of  production, Mary  Dwyer-Dobbin.</B></div> <div> <B>Surrounded  by  family, friends  and  co-stars, Stuart  held  court  as  colleagues  paid  tribute  to  her  talents  and  offered  a  rousing  round  of  applause  as  Dwayer-Dobbin  presented  the  legendary  actress  with  a  long-overdue  Emmy, a  Lifetime  Achievement  Award. "To  Mary," declared  Dwyer-Dobbin, leading  the  crowd  in  a  toast. "Her  plucky, indomitable  spirit  pervades  the  roles  she  plays, both  on-screen  and  off."</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04ac6140.jpg" border=0 width="454" height="532" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04cc64b0.jpg" border=0 width="454" height="331" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>As  the  world  Turns  beauties  Martha  Byrne (Lily/Rose, left) and  Kelley  Menighan  Hensley (Emily, center) joined  GL's  Elizabeth  Keifer (Blake) in  toasting  Stuart's  milestone  career  marker.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="04ec6790.jpg" border=0 width="454" height="377" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>After  reuniting  with  former  TV  dad  Peter  Simon (ex-Ed, left), Michael  O'Leary (Rick) spoke  on  behalf  of  his  GL  co-stars. "My  hope  is  that  my  generation  of  actors  would  aspire  to  the  kind  of  work  and  ethic  and  professionalism  Mary  brings  to  the  set  every  day."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="050c3570.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="343" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Jerry  verDorn (Ross, Guiding  Light) was  among  the  first  guests  to  arrive. "It's  like  my  whole  life  has  been  pushed  into  one  room," gushed  Stuart. "This  is  one  swell  party!"</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="052c8010.jpg" border=0 width="456" height="257" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>"Mary  is  so  warm  and  gracious  with  everyone," noted  Beth  Chamberlin (Beth/Loreli, GL, center), here  with  Dwyer-Dobbin  and  on-screen  mom  Tina  Sloan (Lillian, right).</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>