Word: garnering
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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...
...demand as a strategist by almost all the wannabes, "something positive may come from the Hill. If it does, Bob Dole will be credited for much of it." While many of the potential candidates can raise modest amounts of money, Dole is one of the few who can garner the $20 million necessary to take him through the early primaries without mortgaging his house. His failures in 1980 and 1988 may actually help. Ronald Reagan and George Bush showed that Republican voters like to reward candidates who have the gumption to run again after losing previous efforts. Dole's acerbic...
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...