Category Archives: 100 Years ago

Items in the news that occurred 100 years ago.

Donna at the Indiana Theatre, Marion, IN, Mar 1-4, 1925.

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Donna in the News100 Years Agoby Don Taylor “Donna in the News” reports newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited when I see a new venue … Continue reading →

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Donna & Crescent Theatre in the News

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Don Taylor

Donna Darling performed with the “California Bathing Beauties” at Crescent Theatre in Pontiac, MI on February 13 & 14, 1925, as uncovered in a Pontiac Daily 1925 clipping by her grandson. This new find adds to Madonna Montran’s documented vaudeville career. Continue reading →

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Donna 100 Years ago – Alhambra, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Don Taylor

“Donna Montran, vaudeville star, headlined ‘Bathing Beauty Revue’ in Madison and Milwaukee, WI, in January 1925, sharing the stage with Murray Earle and films like ‘A Man Must Live.'” Continue reading →

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Donna & State Theatre (Oakland, CA) – In the News

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Don Taylor

Don Taylor celebrates finding a 1924 Oakland Post Enquirer article about his grandmother, vaudeville performer Donna Darling. The piece confirms Donna’s act, “A Song and Dance Romance,” featured at Oakland, CA’s State Theatre from June 1-3, 1924. This discovery adds to the documentation of her performing arts career in the 1910s and 1920s. Continue reading →

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Donna & Forsyth Theatre In the News

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Don Taylor

Donna Darling & Boys at Forsyth Theatre, Atlanta, GA, November 8-10, 1923. Donna in the News100 Years Agoby Don Taylor “Donna in the News” reports newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and … Continue reading →

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