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Donna in the News – Bloomington, IN, April 1925.
Donna Darling and her “Bathing Girls’ Revue” brought a Hollywood-organized vaudeville extravaganza to Bloomington, Indiana’s Harris Grand Theatre in April 1925, dazzling audiences and earning recognition as the biggest vaudeville number ever seen on that stage. Continue reading
Donna Darling Revue – Palace Theatre (New Orleans, LA) – April 7-10, 1927
A confirmed engagement at the Palace Theatre in New Orleans adds a Southern venue to Donna Darling’s 1927 itinerary — and introduces the frankest critical notice yet found in her documented career. Continue reading
Posted in Donna Darling Revue, In the news, Donna Montran, Vaudeville
Tagged Times-Picayune, Donia and Dunlevy, Donna Darling, Baldwin and Blair, vaudeville 1927, Corinne Arbuckle, Billy Lamont Four, Donna Darling Revue, George Walsh, vaudeville criticism, Palace Theatre New Orleans, New Orleans Louisiana 1927, New Orleans States
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Donna Darling in Rochester, NY: “Chin Chin” at the Lyceum, March 4th-6th, 1920
In March 1920, Donna Darling appeared at Rochester’s Lyceum Theatre in the touring musical comedy Chin Chin. Cast as the Goddess of the Light, Donna performed in a major Charles Dillingham production during its return engagement. Contemporary newspaper coverage highlights the scale, spectacle, and national reach of the show, providing valuable context for Donna’s early professional stage career. Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Vaudeville
Tagged theatrical revivals, Chin Chin, American theatre 1920, Donna Darling, Walter Wills, Roy Binder, touring productions, stage performers, early twentieth century theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Goddess of the Light, Vaudeville Performers, musical comedy, Charles Dillingham, Rochester New York
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Donna Darling at the Bucklen Theatre (Elkhart, Indiana) – 1923
In March 1923, Donna Darling headlined the Bucklen Theatre in Elkhart, Indiana, in her singing and dancing revue “As You Like It.” Advertised as a New York Hippodrome beauty contest winner, she led a full vaudeville bill combined with a feature motion picture. Continue reading
Donna Darling at the Strand Theatre, Pontiac, Michigan (June 22–24, 1925)
Newspaper advertisements confirm Donna Darling’s June 22–24, 1925 appearance at the Strand Theatre in Pontiac, Michigan. Promoted with her Bathing Girl Revue and “Comedy Life Guards,” this engagement strengthens the reconstruction of her 1925 Midwestern vaudeville tour between Ohio and Detroit. Continue reading
Posted in California Bathing Girls (1925), In the news, Bathing Beauty Revue, Donna Montran, Vaudeville
Tagged 1920s touring performers, Michigan vaudeville, Bathing Girl Revue, 1925 vaudeville tour, Comedy Life Guards, madonna montran, Pontiac Michigan theater, Donna Darling, Strand Theatre Pontiac, California Motion Picture Beauties
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