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re: Barbra vs Carol in HELLO, DOLLY!

Posted by:	Dalmaniac 06:54 am EDT 04/03/14
In reply to:	re: Barbra vs Carol in HELLO, DOLLY! - LegitOnce 12:46 pm EDT 04/02/14

Having seen Carole Cook, herself a read-headed protegée of Lucille Ball, as the second ever Dolly in "Hello, Dolly!", I have to say that I always wished Lucille Ball had played the role in the movie. I also pictured her teamed with Jack Benny (they had shared several television episodes). He was very much the miser that Horace was meant to be and would have played off Lucy very well. (He became ill around this time so it wouldn't have played out the way I magined it!). There was always talk about Jack playing Dolly himself on Broadway, in drag, but I tend to think this was publicity talk. Danny la Rue's turn as Dolly was a total disaster.

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