Ad for the Show with Music, Dance, and Impersonations at Sala Badia in Cairo
June 1, 1928

Translated by Priscilla Adum

Introduction

This advertisement promoted a show at Sala Badia Masabni (Badia's first nightclub). The show included impersonations by Badia Masabni herself. Source: Al Ahram Friday, June 1, 1928 Page 6 Click on the image below to see the advertisement in more detail.

The Advertisement

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About the Translator

Priscilla is a dancer of Lebanese heritage who enjoys researching the Golden Era of Egyptian dance. She owns a collection of more than one hundred classic black and white Egyptian films which is continually expanding. Priscilla has also gathered a large library of dance related articles and clippings from Middle Eastern magazines and newspapers, many of which she has translated from the original Arabic to both English and Spanish. Priscilla currently resides in Central America where she is a dance instructor.

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