Category Archives: Vaudeville

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

 

Donna Darling Collection – Part 22

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I’m looking at several clippings from the Donna Darling Collection that relate to her playing at the Capital Theater.[i] The first clipping is an article about “New Entertainment … Continue reading →

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Oil City Opera House – 15 March 1920 – “Chin Chin”

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Don Taylor

Donna Montran and “Chin Chin” play at the Oil City Opera House in Oil City, Pennsylvania on 15 March 1920 We know that “Chin-Chin” played at the Franklin Opera House in Franklin, PA, on March 12th.  Certainly, the troupe played … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 21

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor The Burns Theatre, Colorado Springs, CO For Treasure Chest Thursday, I looked at three clippings from the Donna Darling Collection which mention The Burns Theater. I love it when there are handwritten notes with … Continue reading →

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Donna in New York – April 1918

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Don Taylor

Donna was still in Boston in January, 1918 (See: “Boston Sunday Post – Play With Dolls To Banish Fatigue?”). She appears to have left for New York immediately after that because she “Began appearing on the “United Time” with Arthur Daly in February. What … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 20

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I am looking at three clippings from the Donna Darling Collection that indicate she played at three different Broadway Theaters; B.S. Moss’ Broadway theater in New York, The … Continue reading →

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