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

By 1936, Houriya Mohamed had left Badia Masabni's casino and was leading her own dance troupe. She was a lovely and talented dancer.

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Houriya Mohamed Troupe

At the Casino Monte Carlo in El Shatbi [a neighborhood in Alexandria]

Telephone: 24475

General Manager: Mustafa Ibrahim

Stage Manager: Ahmed Bey

Thursday, July 2 at 9:30 pm and the following days

Play

April Lie, written by El Oustaz Bayoumi El Kirdisi, composed by El Oustaz Mahmoud El Sherif

Dance

Love is Obvious, written by The Known Writer**, composed by Mahmoud El Sherif

Star Monologist

El Oustaz Hussein Ibrahim

Dancer Troupe

Sharqi and Foreign

The Singer

Mohamed Abdel Moutaleb

The Composer

Mohamed El Khalawi

The Monologist

Ismail Yassin

Sketch

The Modern Marriage, written by The Known Writer, composed by El Oustaz Ahmed Sabra

The Famous Comedian

El Oustaz Fahmy Aman

Every Sunday and Friday

A Daytime Performance for the Entire Public

Every Tuesday

A Daytime Performance for Women at 6:30 pm

Caption Under The Picture

In all the programs, The Talented Artist Miss Houriya Mohamed

**Translator's note: It's unclear who "the known dancer" was. I haven't (yet) found this reference on any of the other advertisements I've worked with. My Egyptian collaborator was unable to find the information, either.

• Houriya Mohamed: Taheya Carioca's Arch-Rival. Article by Priscilla Adum about Houriya Mohamed's storied career.
• New and Second-Hand Costumes: Our Elegant and Not-So-Elegant Dancers. 1930's article gossiping about the costuming quirks of dance celebrities of the time. Translated by Priscilla Adum.
• 1935 Advertisements for the Film El Dahya. Shows images of four advertisements used to promote this movie, including translations for two of them. Translated by Priscilla Adum.
• 1936 Advertisement for Houriya Mohamed Troupe. Translated by Priscilla Adum.

• 1936 Advertisement for a Performance by Houriya Mohamed in Alexandria at Alf Leila. Translated by Priscilla Adum.
• Badia Masabni Satirizes the Hollywood Stars. Includes a photo of Houriya Mohamed. Translated by Priscilla Adum.

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.