Category Archives: Donna Montran

Donna Darling Collection – Part 36 – Fox Washington Theatre

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at two clippings from the Donna Darling Collection concerning “The Fox Washington – Washington Blvd at Clifford.”

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DNA Doesn’t Lie – John Montran

Brown-Montran Line By Don Taylor For a few years, I’ve hypothesized that my great-grandfather, John F. Montran and John Foster Montran were the same person. I have been unable to find a record of John F. Montran and my great-grandmother, … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 35 – The Elsinore

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at a clipping from the Donna Darling Collection concerning “The Elsinore.” This was one of the strangest clippings in the scrapbook not only because it was … Continue reading

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Chin-Chin in the News – 1 Jan 1920 – Edmonton, Alberta

Date: January 1, 1920 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Empire Theatre Vaudeville/Chin-Chin My grandmother was a vaudeville star and I am following her career, trying to learn of her many performances. In October 1919, she joined the cast of the Charles … Continue reading

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Donna appears with Arthur Daly – February 1918

The New York Clipper for February 13, 1918 reported JEROME SONGS IN VAUDEVILLE Montran and Daly, who are now appearing on the United time, are featuring a number of the songs from the William Jerome catalogue. The best are “The … Continue reading

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