Category Archives: Vaudeville

The vaudeville career of Madonna Montran, aka Donna Montran, aka Donna Darling.

 

Donna & Crescent Theatre In the News

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Don Taylor

Donna Darling at Crescent Theatre, Perth Amboy, NJ, 18-20 December 1922 Donna in the News 100 Years Ago by Don Taylor “Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 94

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Don Taylor

Seven Bathing Beauties – 1925 Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor I’m looking at a page from the Donna Darling Collection for this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday. The page consists of seven women in bathing suits from 1925. BATHING BEAUTIES … Continue reading →

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Chin-Chin in the News – 21 Apr 1920

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Don Taylor

Martinsburg Evening Journal (Martinsburg, WV) Empire Theatre Vaudeville/Chin-Chin By Don Taylor My grandmother was a vaudeville star. I am following her career and learning about her many performances. In October 1919, she joined the cast of the Charles Dillingham production … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 93

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor I’m looking at a page from the Donna Darling Collection for this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday. It consists of five images, four photos and one newspaper clipping. I only cropped the clipping. I cropped, … Continue reading →

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“Chin Chin” – Majestic Theatre, Kankakee, IL – 2 Nov 1919

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Don Taylor

By Don Taylor Donna’s playing at the Majestic in Kankakee reminds me that not everything is online. In this case, I learned that “Chin-Chin” played in Kankakee only because the St. Anne Record (Saint Anne is about 5 miles southeast … Continue reading →

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