PHOTO CREDIT: Above photo by John Rickman Photography, San Jose, California.

The 1936 advertisement below features a show at the rooftop nightclub run by Mary Mansour and Imtethal Fawzy. It is particularly interesting, as well as sad. The ad promotes a May 14 show, just eight days before Imtethal was murdered on stage at this very same club.

ABOUT THE PHOTO: The photo shows Imtethal Fawzy.

The Mary Mansour and Imtethal Fawzy Troupe

Fresh Air 

Stage Manager: Ahmed Bey

Classy Ambience

Casino El Bosphore

An Unprecedented Success, There are No other programs like this in Cairo Salas

Beginning Thursday, May 14, and the following Days

Madeh El Ens (Kind Human Words)

Evening Show: Wi Elnabi Lama Tadan

Musical Dance Sketches with Beautiful Music and Classy Humor And A Unique Comedy Play in One Act

Playing the Leading Roles: Abdel Latif Gamgoun, Hussain Ibrahim, Miss Nina

A Select Group Of The Most Beautiful and Classy Dancers in Egypt and the Middle East, And Leading The Lineup Are The Two Famous Stars:

Imtethal Fawzy and Mary Mansour

Ahmed Abdallah,
Khayriya Sadki,
Zeinat Sadki,
Adel Levy,
Samira Mohamed,
Loula Salem,
Na3ema,
Dalal,
Fathya Mohamed,
Gamila,
Ihsan,
Bade3a Fawzy,
Tawheda Mohamed

• Imtithal Fawzy: The Murder of a Beautiful Dancer. Translated by Priscilla Adum. Newspaper article about the murder of Imtithal Fawzy.
• Imtithal Fawzy: Extortion During the Golden Era. By Priscilla Adum. About the murder of Imtithal Fawzy, on the stage of the rooftop café she co-owned.
• Mary Mansour: The Club Owner Who Launched Careers. By Priscilla Adum. Profile of Imtithal's business partner, Mary Mansour.
• Badia Masabni's Dancers and the Stage Names of Actresses. Translated by Priscilla Adum. Includes Imtithal in the photo.

• Ad for the Show at El Bosphore Casino May 10, 1920. An advertisement for musical entertainment at El Bosphore Casino sixteen years before Imtithal was murdered on its stage.
• Casino El-Bosphore: The Search for a Murder Scene. By Priscilla Adum. Examines information about the club where Imtithal died, in a quest to pinpoint where it was.

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.