Monthly Archives: February 2019

Donna in the News – Passaic & Patterson, New Jersey.

“Chin Chin” This week Newspapers.Com released two more newspapers that were of interest to my Donna Montran Vaudeville Career work. First, the Passaic Daily Herald had several articles and ads for “Chin Chin” playing at the Lyceum Theatre in Paterson, New … Continue reading

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1900 Census – Searching for misspelled Salefske’s

Census Sunday Roberts-Dion-Spry-Salefske Project By Don Taylor My half-brother’s (Tom) maternal line has been difficult to trace, mostly due to unusual names. His great-grandmother’s name is probably Ottilie Salefske. But in various records, I’ve seen her named Ottlie, Tillie, Lillie, … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 45

  Treasure Chest Thursday Vaudeville By Don Taylor Lyceum Theater, Canton, Ohio For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at another news clipping from the Donna Darling Collection. …. Donna Darling the well known musical comedy star…. … Miss … Continue reading

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Chin-Chin in the News – Orpheum Theatre – York, PA

28 May 1920 – York, PA Vaudeville/Chin-Chin By Don Taylor My grandmother was a vaudeville star and I am following her career, trying to learn of her many performances. In October 1919, she joined the cast of the Charles Dillingham … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 44

The Lindo Theatre Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at two clippings from the Donna Darling Collection where she played at the Lindo Theater. The first is a newspaper clipping which advertises … Continue reading

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