Carol Channing let Pearl Bailey play this part in 2 Broadway revivals but returned in 1995
... Martha Raye 
was 50, Betty Grable was 50, Pearl Bailey was 50, Phyllis Diller was 52, and 
Ethel... [DOC] [TLE] The 25 best Broadway divas of all time - Time Out [PAR] Jan 23, 2012 ... Let the diva wars begin!