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Tag Archives: Donna Montran
Russell Harrison Kees (1899-1982)
Sometimes it is as important to research someone not related by blood because they are a big part of your family’s history. This is the case of my mother’s and my uncle’s stepfather Russell Harrison Kees. We don’t know how … Continue reading
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Tagged Donna Montran, Brown/Montran, Montran, Genealogy, Kees, Russell Harrison Kees
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Donna – A “Cabaret Girl” in Panama.
We know that Grandpa Dick (Clifford/Richard Brown/Durand) was in the Army in the late 1920s and early 1930s and was stationed in Panama where he and Donna met. We don’t know exactly when Donna and her husband Sammy Amsterdam went … Continue reading
Donna at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, PA, August 9-21, 1920
Background I have long been looking for when Donna made the shift from being in the “Chin Chin” production to being in the “California Bathing Beauties.” The last “Chin Chin” production that I know of was on May 21, 1920 … Continue reading
Donna in Fort Wayne, IN, at the Majestic Theatre – February 15, 1920
This week I did more background research regarding Donna’s career with the “Chin Chin” production. I still haven’t determined dates or venue for their Minneapolis showing (other than late January to early February, 1920). I did, however, find where the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chin Chin, Donna Montran, Vaudeville, Fort Wayne, Majestic Theatre
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