Carol Channing had so much warmth and enthusiasm to her personality that, to me, she could even seem a tad over-the-top on camera, especially in close-up.
Live, on stage, Ms. Channing's persona just seemed to fill the place. It was almost as if she was holding the entire audience in her arms.
Every utterance with that raspy voice, every flash of that wider than wide smile, seemed to emanate straight from her heart, to yours.
Every bat of those eyelashes billowed warmth and goodwill down the aisles, and then to encircle the seats.
Mesmerising, and really quite extraordinary....
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