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Category Archives: Vaudeville
“The Scintillating Beauty”: Donna Darling’s Week at Jackson’s Capitol Theatre, 1926
In March 1926, Donna Darling and her “Little Jewel Revue” appeared for a full week at the Capitol Theatre in Jackson, Michigan. Featuring split bills of motion pictures and vaudeville, the engagement included glowing press notices and a locally promoted Bathing Girl Contest arrainged and conducted by Donna. Continue reading
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 musical comedy, Charles Dillingham, Rochester New York, 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
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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 In the news, California Bathing Girls (1925), Donna Montran, Vaudeville, Bathing Beauty Revue
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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Donna Darling at the Heilig Theatre (Eugene, Oregon) – 1926
In November 1926, the Donna Darling Revue appeared at the Heilig Theatre in Eugene, Oregon, as part of the Western Vaudeville Managers’ Association circuit. Contemporary coverage in The Eugene Guard identified Donna as the “heading act” and described a visually ambitious production featuring song, dance, and a striking “radium coat” finale, offering rare insight into her touring career. Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Donna Montran, Donna Darling Revue, Vaudeville
Tagged Donna Darling, Eugene Oregon 1926, Sammy Clark, Flo Ziegfeld reference, George White revue, Association Vaudeville circuit, Radium stage costumes, Donna Darling Revue, Madison Square Garden beauty contest, The Eugene Guard newspaper, 1920s Theater, Vaudeville 1926, Heilig Theatre Eugene Oregon, madonna montran, Western Vaudeville Managers Association
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