TO AND FROM ‘ANOTHER WORLD’

Many “Another World” fans were upset when Anna Holbrook left the show in 1991 after her character, Sharlene Frame Hudson, was presumed dead in a boat explosion. Well, Holbrook fans, the actress is returning to “Another World” in the new role of Kate Baker.

In the new story line, Kate arrives in Bay City with two children: a teen-age boy, Jess, and a younger girl, Wendy. Everything about Kate will be mysterious. Since Kate obviously will look like Sharlene, her arrival will no doubt be quite a shock to Sharlene’s former husband, John Hudson (David Forsyth), who is raising their son, Gregory. John, who has since married Kelsey Harrison (Kaitlin Hopkins), was always there for Sharlene, who suffered from multiple-personality disorder (her bad-seed side was Sharly).

Between her stints on “Another World,” Holbrook was seen on “One Life to Live” as Lindsay Butler, and was a guest on the prime-time series “Law & Order.” She worked with Nick Nolte in the film “I Love Trouble” and appeared in off-Broadway theatrical productions of “The Dolphin Position,” “Blue Plains” and “Mr. Parnell.”

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Victoria Rowell, Drucilla Winters on “The Young and the Restless,” is one lady who was filled with the Christmas spirit. She spent the early weeks of December preparing for the holiday season by making pomander balls.

“Basically, they’re oranges covered with cloves,” explains Rowell, who has been making this unique brand of ornament for the past few years. “It’s become a tradition. Afterwords, I wrap them up in paper, put them in boxes, and send them out as gifts to all the special people in my life.”

Another tradition that runs in Rowell’s family is collecting Christmas tree ornaments. “Every year, my daughter Maya and I go and pick out a beautiful, fresh tree,” she says. “Then we stop at a store to find a new ornament. We’ve got tons of them!”

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ABC casting consultant Mari Lyn Henry will be conducting a national search seeking new talent for roles on “Loving,” “All My Children,” “One Life to Live” and “General Hospital.”

Henry will travel around the country in search of African American, Asian, Hispanic and Native American actors as well as performers with disabilities. “What I hope to do is to establish a presence in the major regional-theater areas; discover talent pools, including minorities, put the most prepared and talented performers on tape, and bring them back to New York to be seen by the producers, casting directors and network executives for daytime programming at ABC,” says Henry.