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Donna Darling at the Moon Theater, Omaha, – September 24–26, 1925

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Don Taylor

In September 1925, Donna Darling appeared at the Moon Theater in Omaha, Nebraska, briefly promoted as one of the “Bobbed Hair Bandits of Vaudeville.” This short-lived nickname drew from the sensational Celia Cooney headlines of the day. Continue reading →

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Donna Darling’s Surprise Appearance in Portland, Oregon – May 26, 1924.

Posted on May 26, 2025 by Don Taylor

An exciting discovery from The Oregonian (May 26, 1924)!
My grandmother, Madonna Montran—also known as Donna Darling—was a surprise addition to the vaudeville lineup that week, performing alongside her two male dance partners. Described as “a darling maid,” Donna’s act was full of lively steps and charming group songs. It’s always a thrill to uncover new stories from Donna’s 1910s-1920s showbiz days! Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 77

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Thursday, I’m looking at two pages from the Donna Darling Collection[i]. On the pages were eight photos that I’ll look at and hopefully identify during this article. The first … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 26 – 23rd St.

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Don Taylor

Proctor’s 23rd Street Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor For this week’s Treasure Chest Tuesday, I looked at several clippings from the same page of the Donna Darling Collection. Two of them relate to the 23rd Street Theater, One to … Continue reading →

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Donna Darling Collection – Part 23

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Don Taylor

Treasure Chest Thursday By Don Taylor It is always great when I can add a new venue to Donna’s show list and today’s collection item did just that. It was another Capitol Theater clipping, but this time from Kitchener, Ontario, … Continue reading →

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