Category Archives: Bathing Beauty Revue

Donna 100 Years ago – Alhambra, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Don Taylor

“Donna Montran, vaudeville star, headlined ‘Bathing Beauty Revue’ in Madison and Milwaukee, WI, in January 1925, sharing the stage with Murray Earle and films like ‘A Man Must Live.'” Continue reading →

Posted in 100 Years ago, Bathing Beauty Revue, Vaudeville | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Donna at Temple Theatre, Bryan, Ohio, 18-19 June 1925.

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Don Taylor

99 years ago, my grandmother, “Donna Darling,” was in the news for being at the Temple Theatre in Bryan, Ohio. Continue reading →

Posted in 99 Years Ago, Bathing Beauty Revue, In the news, Vaudeville | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Donna Darling Collection – Part 38b

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest ThursdayFamily Photos (1370) Five years ago (2018), in the Donna Darling Collection – Part 38, I looked at images from the Donna Darling Collection, #1370. In it, I mentioned a photo of Donna’s name up in lights, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bathing Beauty Revue, Vaudeville | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Donna Darling Collection – Part 95

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest ThursdayBy Don Taylor I’m looking at four images from the Donna Darling Collection for this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday. I have cropped and gently enhanced these photos. First is a beauty shot of Donna and its back. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Bathing Beauty Revue, Donna Darling Revue, Donna Montran, Treasure Chest Thursday | Leave a comment

Donna played Al Ringling theatre – January 1925

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Don Taylor

Donna in the News by Don Taylor “Donna in the News” is my reporting of 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bathing Beauty Revue, In the news | Tagged , | Leave a comment