Donna Darling Collection – Part 23

Treasure Chest Thursday
By Don Taylor

It is always great when I can add a new venue to Donna’s show list and today’s collection item did just that. It was another Capitol Theater clipping, but this time from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Kitchener is about 110km (70 miles) west of Toronto. Luckily, Donna wrote the dates of her playing there next to the clippings – June 21, 22, 23. The silent movie “Beverly of Graustark” is playing at the same time which dates the show in 1926.

AT THE CAPITOL

Marion Davies….

The Revue Different as presented by The Darling and Clark Metropolitan Revue is one of the most pleasing acts seen in Kitchener in some time. Miss Darling puts over her songs in a wonderful manner and her costumes are gorgeous. Mr. Clark is a comedian of no mean ability, and the dancing artists and the whistling soloist were the recipients of rounds of applause last evening. All in all it can trustfully be called a “bang up” show.

I have cropped, edited, and sized the photo for the web.

Key features:

• The venue is the Capitol Theater. One of the articles confirms it is Kitchener.
• The show is the “Darling and Clark – Metropolitan Revue” staring [Donna] Darling and [Sammy] Clark.
• Also on bill
  • Movie: “Beverly of Graustark” starring Marion Davies & Antonio Moreno also played.

Analysis

According to IMDB, “Beverly of Graustark” was released in April 1926[i] indicating that the show occurred after that.

Conclusion

Donna & Sammy played at the Capitol Theater, Kitchener, Ontario on June 21, 22, 23, 1926.

Sources

[i] IMDB “Beverly of Graustark” 1926 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016646