The case of Linda Muggelston (sp?) is interesting. There is definitely a feeling in this business that if you prove yourself as a terrific stand-by, that may be the career box you find yourself in for a very long time. Wonderful stand-bys are hard to find. And perhaps this is exactly what Linda wants. I can't say it's a bad life. You make a poop-load of cash, you get to play some of the greatest roles ever written for women and you don't have to go through the stress of opening a show as the one to carry it. Plus, you get a good deal of free time to be with family and do other things. There are worse careers to have.
As for Brooke, I think she's this generation's Lauren Bacall: a tall, handsome woman who, though not the greatest actress, singer or dancer, can, through sheer force of personality and likability, deliver.
"I'm so looking forward to a time when all the Reagan Democrats are dead."
