Category Archives: Song & Dance Romance

Donna Darling at the Palace Theater – Superior, WI (April 1924)

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Don Taylor

Explore Donna Darling’s vaudeville performance of Song and Dance Romance at the Palace Theater in Superior, Wisconsin (April 1924). This review highlights her charm, costumes, and the lively artistry of early 20th-century vaudeville. Continue reading →

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Donna & the Lyric Theatre – In the News

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Don Taylor

101 years ago, my grandmother, “Donna Darling,” was in the news for being at the Lyric Theatre in Birmingham, AL. Continue reading →

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Donna & Hippodrome In the News

Posted on June 4, 2024 by Don Taylor

Donna Darling & Co. performed at the Sacramento Hippodrome from June 4-7, 1924, as discovered through 1924 newspaper ads. The author, Donna’s grandchild, used these findings to add to the documentation of her vaudeville career, specifically a show titled “Romance.” Continue reading →

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Donna & State Theatre (Oakland, CA) – In the News

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Don Taylor

Don Taylor celebrates finding a 1924 Oakland Post Enquirer article about his grandmother, vaudeville performer Donna Darling. The piece confirms Donna’s act, “A Song and Dance Romance,” featured at Oakland, CA’s State Theatre from June 1-3, 1924. This discovery adds to the documentation of her performing arts career in the 1910s and 1920s. Continue reading →

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