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Category Archives: Vaudeville
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 Bathing Beauty Revue, California Bathing Girls (1925), Donna Montran, In the news, Vaudeville
Tagged 1920s touring performers, 1925 vaudeville tour, Bathing Girl Revue, California Motion Picture Beauties, Comedy Life Guards, Donna Darling, madonna montran, Michigan vaudeville, Pontiac Michigan theater, Strand Theatre Pontiac
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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 Donna Darling Revue, Donna Montran, In the news, Vaudeville
Tagged 1920s Theater, Association Vaudeville circuit, Donna Darling, Donna Darling Revue, Eugene Oregon 1926, Flo Ziegfeld reference, George White revue, Heilig Theatre Eugene Oregon, Madison Square Garden beauty contest, madonna montran, Radium stage costumes, Sammy Clark, The Eugene Guard newspaper, Vaudeville 1926, Western Vaudeville Managers Association
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Donna & Sammy — Rockford, Illinois (Dec. 1926)
In December 1926, Donna Darling and Sammy Clark appeared at the Palace Theatre in Rockford, Illinois, as part of a lively year-end vaudeville program. Contemporary Register Star articles describe their “brisk revue,” combining comedy, song, and dancing, and identify Darling as “The Musical Comedy Beauty.” These notices document another confirmed Midwestern engagement late in Darling’s touring career. Continue reading
Donna Darling at the Lyric Theatre, Hamilton, Ontario (January 1926)
In January 1926, Donna Darling and her troupe appeared at Hamilton, Ontario’s Lyric Theatre as a featured vaudeville attraction. Contemporary coverage from The Hamilton Spectator documents her engagement, billing, and reception, offering a clear glimpse into her international touring career during the height of the vaudeville era. Continue reading
Faces & Places From the Past – Libby, Merrill, Young, and Portland Construction
Four historic photographs from the Linwood Dyer Collection reveal Scarborough residents, a 1920s vaudeville performer, and a Portland landmark in transition, carefully researched and dated by the Scarborough Historical Society. Continue reading
