CAROL CHANNING 90th birthday

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5 жыл бұрын

From a celebration of the 90th birthday of Carol Channing, early Feb. 2011, Los Angeles. Probably one of the last times Channing wore that dress, delivered that speech (with a little help from Carole Cook and Jo Anne Worley) and sang that song. Cook played Dolly in Australia, while Worley was Channing's original standby in 1964. You will also glimpse Mary Jo Catlett, the original '64 Ernestina.

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@namj8145 3 жыл бұрын

She's been gone just over two years, and I still have the feeling if they gave a Dolly tribute someplace, she'd find a way to show up in that red dress again. Then give an off the cuff, hilarious speech about being dead.

@SnowCoveredKK 10 ай бұрын

I cry every time I see her. Just a one of a kind HUMAN.

@ahaywire 5 жыл бұрын

Bless her soul. She held the magic of Broadway in her gloved hands.

@auroraspiderwoman5886 5 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@michaeldelisieux5252 3 жыл бұрын

@Andy This is real poetry! Cheers!

@showtunestarpower 5 жыл бұрын

Only Carol Channing can make forgetting her lines an event. It is incredibly charming when Joanne Worley and Carol Cook come up to help her. And then, she turns the magic back on and we have the greatest of all Dollys once more.

@auroraspiderwoman5886 5 жыл бұрын

You've put this into words definitively---thank you.

@baritonebynight 4 жыл бұрын

A mark of a great performer is how to handle mistakes. She made her memory lapse entertaining. She may have forgot the line but she remained in command of the room!

@Ursaminor31 4 ай бұрын

I feel she planned this to bring the others up for acknowledgement. Brilliant

@krpbdp 3 жыл бұрын

She was so brilliant in her one woman show which I saw in Princeton, NJ; she didn't miss a line, even though she needed some help making entrances. Once on stage she was in total control. How we miss her.

@paulcanaday-elliott9834 5 жыл бұрын

“You all played Dolly?” LOL! Probably one of my favorite moments from this clip!

@auroraspiderwoman5886 5 жыл бұрын

I was hoping that someone would mention that line--not only funny, but demonstrates just how sharp and delightful she still was at the time.

@southerndigest8996 3 жыл бұрын

She had incredible wit!

@James.Fife05 2 жыл бұрын

What a great trouper she was. Wonderful, vivacious lady. RIP Carol.

@biav 5 жыл бұрын

sometimes I just dream about a dolly movie with her... how iconic that would have been

@SweatyOracle 5 жыл бұрын

No one loved her life like Carol and that inspires me the most about her legacy.

@auroraspiderwoman5886 5 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@ryanjezierski5791 3 жыл бұрын

she was hilarious “you all played dolly??”

@christopherbush9027 5 жыл бұрын

That woman was pure joy to the her core. A true national treasure who made so many people happy in her lifetime. God it’s great to have you back Spiderwoman!

@auroraspiderwoman5886 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always, sir.

@kennethdesmondmosley1075 4 жыл бұрын

I met her in 79 in Sf. My senior year of High School. It was after a matinee of Dolly she was so lovely. And durring this speech the audience was riveted you could have heard a pin drop. A master class in delivering a soliloquy. On being REAL in a musical.

@briangaron7609 5 жыл бұрын

Love that squawky voice it’s just perfect’

@RonMotta1972 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. She still had it. Amazing. I've seen her do this speech many times and I think this was the best rendition I've seen.

@Dragonrider1227 4 жыл бұрын

“Star of stage, screen, and the occasional dog food commercial”

@mzmiller52 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving us this joyous performance.

@auroraspiderwoman5886 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this.

@divox9pqr 3 жыл бұрын

One of my regrets is never having seen her live in the theatre.

@stevefreedman470 3 жыл бұрын

Sir, you missed the chance of a lifetime....there are no words to describe her amazing Dolly Levi!

@ronronizetti2534 5 жыл бұрын

OMG ~ Priceless 😍 God BLESS Carol ...and YOU - Thank You!!

@auroraspiderwoman5886 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know that you liked it.

@therealmerryjest 4 жыл бұрын

That woman was pure joy.. I met her when she came to Colorado to speak at the university some years ago. I wish I could have spent an entire evening talking to her. Why is there no full footage of any of her Dollies out there made into a commercial release? I have, for years, tried to find a full Hello Dolly video and I have never been able to. It would mean the world to my husband, who never had the chance to see her perform it live.... alas.

@flipperz0362 5 жыл бұрын

I got really giddy when I saw the notification that you were back, so thank you for giving a look at some truly legendary performances

@auroraspiderwoman5886 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it.

@FolliesFan-yu8mf 4 жыл бұрын

Ms Channing + Dolly + the music of Jerry Herman are the perfect remedy for these times. This video demonstrates how much Dolly belonged to Ms Channing, and how she could really have played her at any age. The celebration was held on February 21, by the way, at the Pantages Theatre ;)

@auroraspiderwoman5886 4 жыл бұрын

Well said, thank you.

@crispypoohs 5 жыл бұрын

It's also good to see that you're back on KZfaq where you belong ;)

@auroraspiderwoman5886 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@stevefreedman470 3 жыл бұрын

Crying!!!!!! Where are the tissues😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💖💖💖💖

@clubfoote1960 2 жыл бұрын

I have a wonderful true story to tell. I was at a bust stop just outside of the Orpheum theatre in Minneapolis,Minnesota with one other person who had just walked away from the bus stop because She needed to do something. I was waiting for the bus. and finally after 20 minutes of waiting a black and silver Limousine and the rear window was rolled up and the driver opened his window enough to ask me if I am alright. I said the bus never came. he said this is a dangerous part of town I would like to stay here to make sure you get on the bus. then you heard a voice saying. call him a cab. I'm paying for the cab fair. I nearly had a heart attack. it was carol Channing She used Her credit card. She saved my life that day,

@earthtoalice 3 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal.

@Pjayactor 3 жыл бұрын

I was there!

@Bluesbabesrv 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂What a joy!🤩💓🤩💖

@sohoboy506 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! So amazing. Thanks for sharring. Did Mary Jo Catlett ever play Dolly or understudy?

@auroraspiderwoman5886 3 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of. Anyone?

@Senhoritalo_ 5 жыл бұрын

Hi @aurora spiderwoman! Do you have any more footage from Heathers? That video from 10 months ago is the best quality I've seen from Heathers and I would love it SO MUCH do be able to see the whole show like that...