Category Archives: Donna Montran

Earthquake Rattles Donna and Sammy

Donna Darling Collection – Part 34 Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at two clippings from the Donna Darling Collection concerning earthquakes. The earthquake was significant enough for Donna to clip newspaper … Continue reading

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“Chin Chin” plays – Rex Theatre – Chippewa Falls, WI – 11 Feb 1920

Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Rex Theater in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on 11 February 1920  We know that “Chin Chin” played at the Metropolitan Opera House in Minneapolis from February 1st through the 7th. I do not … Continue reading

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The Show Must Go On – Tucson, Arizona

Donna Darling Collection – Part 33 Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor “The show must go on” is a long-time show-business mantra. One of the clippings in the Donna Darling Collection tells of a harrowing story of making sure the … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 32

New York Star Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor In the Donna Darling collection was an absolutely gorgeous magazine image of Donna as a young woman. Sadly, the image was larger than the scrapbook it was in and was pasted … Continue reading

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Donna & the Victory Theater, Dayton, Ohio

Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Victory Theater in Dayton, Ohio on April 2nd & 3rd, 1920.  By Don Taylor On April 1st, “Chin Chin” played at the Grand Opera House in Canton, Ohio. The troupe then traveled … Continue reading

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