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

This is a translation of a flyer that appeared in Opera Square (also known as Ibrahim Pasha Square) in Cairo in autumn 1940. It advertises a new show at the Casino Opera, a nightclub owned by Badia Masabni that would be starting November 30.

Source:
Flyer distributed in Opera Square in autumn 1940

Click on the image below to see the advertisement in more detail.

Casino Opera In Ibrahim Pasha Square

Telephone # 44814

Badia Masabni Queen of the Theater Shows Presents

Beginning on Saturday, November 30, 1940

Her Second Musical Revue Two Lucky Hours

Seven Acts filled with new surprises

Written by Abou El Se3oud El Ebiari

Composed by Farid Ghosn

Choreographed by Isaac Dickson

Starring

Actor Fahmy Aman

The International Dancer Taheya Carioca

The Beloved Comedian Ismael Yaseen

The Beloved Comedienne Houreya Abdou

Morning Performance Hours

Every Sunday and Friday at 10:30 AM at half price

And at 5:30 pm at a low price

All other nights at 9:30 pm

First Class Restaurant, American Bar and Music Hall

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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.