Tag Archives: Donna Montran
Donna Montran in Chin Chin at the Lyceum Theatre, Rochester, NY – March 4–6, 1920
In March 1920, Donna Montran played the Goddess of the Lamp in the touring production of Chin Chin at Rochester’s Lyceum Theatre — a rare hometown engagement documented by both a Democrat and Chronicle review and a dedicated Rochester Herald feature. Continue reading
Donna in the News – Hagerstown, MD, November 1920.
Billed as “Donna Montram,” Tom Rooney’s “Beach Promenade” bathing beauty revue topped the bill at the Maryland Theatre in Hagerstown, Maryland in November 1920. Donna sharing the stage with trained baboons and a Man o’ War newsreel. Continue reading
Posted in Beach Promenade (1920), In the news, Vaudeville
Tagged theatre history, Hagerstown, Maryland, Maryland Theatre, The Herald-Mail, Bathing Beauties, Donna Montram, Tom Rooney, 1920, Donna Montran, Genealogy Research, Vaudeville, A Beach Promenade, Montran, vaudeville history, Maryland Vaudeville
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Happy Birthday Grandma Donna
Happy Birthday rememberance of my grandmother, Madonna “Donna” Mae Montran (1893–1976). She lived a complex and fascinating life that extended far beyond her vaudeville years. Born in Albion, Michigan, she married several times, later settled in Michigan and Minnesota, and ultimately donated her body to science. This remembrance reflects both documented facts and the enduring personal legacy she left to her family. Continue reading
Donna at the Colonial Theater, Lancaster, PA, – Sept. 15-17, 1919
Newspaper ads from the Lancaster newspapers confirm that Donna appeared at the Colonial Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on September 15–17, 1919. Her act shared the bill with several touring vaudeville performers and a Pathe News comedy film. This discovery adds another verifiable stop in Donna’s 1919 performance schedule and deepens the history of her early career. Continue reading
Posted in Donna Montran, Vaudeville
Tagged Larry Semon, Lancaster Daily Intelligencer, Keith Circuit, Lancaster News Journal, Vaudeville 1919, David Slack & Co., Pennsylvania theatres, Lancaster New Era, Binns Park, Colonial Theatre Lancaster PA, Ed Janis & Girls, The Burglars’ Union, Donna Montrain, Donna Montran, George Mack, Donna Darling
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Donna & Lyceum Theatre – In the News – 19 August 1921
103 years ago, “Donna Darling,” was in the news for being at the Lyceum Theatre in New London, CT. Continue reading
Posted in In the news, Vaudeville
Tagged Donna Montran, Genealogy, New London, Lyceum, 103 years ago, Madge Major
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