Donna in the News – “Chin Chin” plays the La Crosse Theatre, Feb. 10, 1920

This week from the La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI) newspapers dated February 4^th through the 10^th, 1920.

I’ve long known that Donna and the cast of “Chin Chin” played at the Metropolitan Opera House in Minneapolis from February 1^st through the 7^th, and played in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on February 11^th.   However, it would be unlikely that the should would go three days without a show. Thanks to Newspapers.Com[i], I learned this week that “Chin Chin” also played at the La Crosse Theatre, in La Crosse, Wisconsin on February 10^th.

The troupe’s February itinerary began:

• Feb 1-7, 1920 – Minneapolis, MN – Metropolitan Opera House – Callout!
  Feb 8-9, 1920 – Unknown.
• Feb 10, 1920 – La Crosse, WI – La Crosse Theatre
• Feb 11, 1920 – Chippewa Falls, WI – Rex Theatre
• Feb 12, 1920 – Eau Claire, WI – Grand Theatre – Callout!

I’m still wondering if “Chin Chin” played somewhere on the 9^th. Probably.  Time will tell.

“Donna in the News” is my report of newly discovered newspapers articles and advertising regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and aka Donna Darling). I am always excited when I find a new venue of my grandmother’s exciting show business career of the 1910s and 1920s.

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Endnotes

[i] The La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI) dated 4 February 1920, Page 4, Column 5, et al. Accessed via Newspapers.Com on 10 Jan 2019.