Tag Archives: Donna Montran

Donna in Colorado Springs, CO, November 19, 1919 at the Burns Theater

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Don Taylor

Donna in Colorado Springs, CO, November 19, 1919 at the Burns Theater It was less than two weeks after Donna joined the “Chin Chin” before her superior skill was called out in a review. The pre-show buzz began as it … Continue reading →

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Donna and Chin Chin in Pueblo, 18 Nov 1919

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Don Taylor

We do not know if the company took off on November 16th and 17th or played somewhere we do not have a newspaper record of. Based upon Walter Wills and Nora Seiler being married on the 15th, I suspect that … Continue reading →

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Donna in Denver, Nov 9-15, 1919 at the Broadway Theater

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Don Taylor

Donna in Denver, Nov 9-15, 1919 at the Broadway Theater Donna must have been amazed by the organized chaos that followed the show’s end in Omaha.  It was pack up everything, the trunks of show clothing, as well as the … Continue reading →

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Donna Montran joins company of “Chin Chin” – November 1919

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Don Taylor

On November 7th, 1919, Variety, mentions that Donna Montran received a production engagement for “Chin Chin.” It must have been extremely exciting for Donna.  Chin Chin was a Broadway production which opened at the Globe Theater on October 20th, 1914, … Continue reading →

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Madonna’s Birth – 20 Feb 1893

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Don Taylor

Madonna’s Birth There is an adage about always considering sources closest to an event as more accurate than others.  The age of my grandmother, Madonna/Donna is a perfect case of that policy.   Donna was born 20 Feb 1893 in … Continue reading →

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