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Category Archives: Vaudeville
Donna – A “Cabaret Girl” in Panama.
We know that Grandpa Dick (Clifford/Richard Brown/Durand) was in the Army in the late 1920s and early 1930s and was stationed in Panama where he and Donna met. We don’t know exactly when Donna and her husband Sammy Amsterdam went … Continue reading
Babcock Theatre, Billings, MT – May 17-18, 1924 – Donna Darling & Company
I’m still looking to find more about Donna’s time in the Spring of 1924. I know she was in Bridgeport, CT in early February but have nothing on her whereabouts until she appears in Billings, Montana, at the Babcock Theater … Continue reading
Posted in Donna Darling & Co., Donna Montran, Vaudeville
Tagged Montran, Donna Darling, Montana, Billings, Babcock Theatre, Vaudeville
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Donna in Decatur, IL, at the Lincoln Square Theatre – Oct 30, 1919
When Donna joined the “Chin Chin” company, the company had been on the road since August, 1818, sixty-five weeks. The show had played from San Diego to San Francisco. It came to Decatur, Illinois, in October, 1919, and was the … Continue reading
Donna wishes a Merry Christmas
On December 24th, 1919, Donna joined 139 other people in wishing Roehm and Richards a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year via an ad taken out in the New York Clipper. They all hoped that Health and Prosperity will … Continue reading
Posted in Donna Montran, Vaudeville
Tagged New York Clipper, Happy New Year, Merry Christmas
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Donna in Fort Collins, CO at the Empress Theatre – November 20, 1919
Once again, I would like to thank the wonderful folks at the History Colorado Center. They were able to do a lookup for me that proves that the “Chin Chin” show was in Fort Collins on November 20th, 1919. So, … Continue reading
Posted in 1919-20 - Chin Chin, Vaudeville
Tagged Chin Chin, Donna Montran, Brown/Montran, Colorado, Empress Theatre, Fort Collins, Fort Collins Express
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