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While the players are disappointed that they didn't garner four points on the weekend, there still are several positives to come out of the Colgate...
Carol Channing (Tony Winner for Best Actress) starred in the original Broadway show in 1964 and once again steps into the shoes of Dolly, the subtle yet domineering matchmaker who decides to make a match for herself. She instantly sees "husband material" in Jay Garner's character, Horace Vandergelder--New York's famous "half-millionaire" who has himself been seeking a "husky woman" for a wife. Her primary responsibilities would include "cleaning the stable and setting the table...
Dolly does not have an easy task in winning Vandergelder's heart, though. Jay Garner shines as this stubborn and miserly character who is charming despite his faults. He has a Jonathan Winters-like talent with facial expressions that brings power to his humor in many of the scenes. Vandergelder's "It Takes a Woman," makes his claim that a wife should stay home, cook and clean. Despite being imbued with 1950's sexism, it remains lively and hysterical...
...Garner's Vandergelder develops a great deal in front of us, with the delicate help of Channing's Dolly. Dolly is a shrewd businesswoman who teaches Vandergelder not only to love her but how to become more shrewd in his business dealings. Dolly's charm mesmerizes Vandergelder; he learns from her without realizing he is being taught...
Meanwhile, Vermont dusted off Wagner, 3-0, and Dartmouth, 3-1 to garner the other Pool A spot in the finals...