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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Donna & Rivoli Theatre in the News
Don Taylor celebrates discovering articles on his grandmother, Madonna Montran, known as Donna Darling, and her 1920s show business career. On December 7, 1924, Darling’s vaudeville act, including toe dancing, singing, and a larger orchestra, was featured at Rivoli Theatre, Two Rivers, WI, alongside a Warner Bros. film. Continue reading
Posted in California Bathing Girls (1925), In the news, Vaudeville
Tagged Genealogy, Rivoli Theatre, Two Rivers, Wisconsin
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Photo Friday – Hinkley & Gruver.
Five people identified from the Linwood Dyer Collection – “Hinkley Family Photo Album” — Eleanor Prindle Hinkley, Margaret Tisdale (Hinkley) Gruver, Elbert Asa Gruver, Sr., Eleanor Gruver, and Elbert Asa Gruver, Jr., Continue reading
Posted in Hinkley Family Album, Linwood Dyer Collection, Photo Friday
Tagged Genealogy, Gruver, Hinkley, PhotoID
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Donna in Glens Falls, NY, at the Empire Theatre – June 5-7, 1922
Vaudeville Donna Darling & Co. Empire Theatre, Glens Falls, NY By Don Taylor Donna Darling & Company had finished a series of shows at several F.F. Proctor’s theatres in New York City (23rd Street, 125th Street, & 58 Street) before … Continue reading
Photo Friday – Hinkley (later Black)
I identified Marion Hinkley, Alice Black (née Hinkley), and the Black family home in Newark, Ohio, using the Hinkley Family Album from the Scarborough Historical Society. Continue reading
Posted in Hinkley Family Album, Linwood Dyer Collection, Photo Friday
Tagged Black, Genealogy, Hinkley, PhotoID
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The California Bathing Beauties at the Pastime Theatre, Union Hill, NJ, Nov 15-17, 1920.
Donna in the News104 Years Agoby 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 discover a new venue … Continue reading
Posted in 104 Years Ago, Beach Promenade (1920), In the news
Tagged New Jersey, Pastime Theatre, Union Hill
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