Donna & Sammy at the Hall Theater, Columbia, MO, 25 Aug 1926.

Donna in the News
97 Years Ago
by Don Taylor

“Donna in the News” reports newly found newspaper articles and advertisements regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited when I find a new venue for my grandmother’s exciting show business career of the 1910s and 1920s.

This week from the Columbia Missourian (Columbia, MO) dated 25 Aug 1926, I learned that the “ Donna Darling Revue” played in Columbia, MO, in 1926. Also, her husband, Sammy Clark – the Juvenile Comic, played.

Columbia Missourian, 25 Aug 1926, via Newspapers.com.

I reviewed the Columbia Missourian for articles about Donna and Sammy but found nothing except advertisements for their show. They began on August 25^th, 1926, and played for two days.

Because of those newly available online articles, I was able to add another venue for Donna’s exciting vaudeville career: August 25-26, 1926 – Hall Theater, Columbia, MO – “Donna Darling Revue.”

Endnotes

My thanks to Newspapers.com for providing access to this clipping.

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