Category Archives: Vaudeville

The vaudeville career of Madonna Montran, aka Donna Montran, aka Donna Darling.

 

Donna Darling Collection – Part 79

Terrace Theatre – Beautiful Bathing Girls Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at a second clipping from the Donna Darling Collection relating to the Terrace Theater. BATHING GIRLS NOW PLAYING AT THE … Continue reading

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 78

Terrace Theatre – Bathing Beauties Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at a clipping from the Donna Darling Collection. Cinema Treasures reported 41 Terrace theatres in the united states, but only one … Continue reading

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Donna at the State Street Theatre in Trenton, NJ

100 Years Ago – March 3rd, 1921 We know Donna played in Amsterdam, NY, in early February but have no shows for her from then until she played at the State Street Theatre in Trenton, New Jersey, from March 3rd … Continue reading

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Donna in the News – The Indiana Theater, Bedford, IN

“Donna in the News” is my reporting of newly found newspaper articles and advertising regarding my grandmother, Madonna Montran (aka Donna Montran and Donna Darling). I am always excited when I find a new venue for my grandmother’s exciting show … Continue reading

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Donna One Hundred Years Ago – January 12th to 15th, 1921.

“Donna Montran and Her Bathing Beauties in a Beach Promenade” played at the Majestic Theatre in Paterson, NJ, one hundred years ago this week. I haven’t discovered where Donna was playing from January 1st through January 11th. However, on January … Continue reading

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