Mary Beth Evans Library

Sweetness and Light The Golden Days of Patch and Kayla By Naomi Rabinowitz Soap Opera Digest, September 19, 2006 The recently returned Steven Johnson and Kayla Brady (a.k.a. Patch and “Sweetness”) were one of soaps’ most beloved supercouples in the ‘80s and still remain one of the most popular pairings of all time.  Here’s a [...]

Happy Days are Here Again By Robin Echt See if you can recall the following GENERAL HOSPITAL moment: Shrink Tom Hardy, sauntered by resident gold-digger Katherine Bell. Although their storylines had yet to cross and the characters had little in common, a brief flash of recognition passed between them. “Tom did look at Katherine kind [...]

Beauty and the Beast: The Love Story of Patch and Kayla By Mini Leahey and Jody Reines Soap Opera Digest, July 12, 1988 PART 1:  PATCH WITHOUT KAYLA Chapter 1:  THE ONE-EYED BUM When Patch Johnson first appeared, no one guessed a sensitive heart was lurking beneath his hostile, leather-jacketed exterior.  He was a one-eyed, [...]

  Love! Pain! Outrage!A guide to the hottest triangles on daytime soaps  (edited to just include part of article of interest to Stephen & Mary Beth fans) On Days of Our Lives, all eyes are on Kayla, Patch, and Jack. Kayla (Mary Beth Evans), a registered nurse, and Patch (Stephen Nichols), a troubled man with [...]