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In the past, there was very little accurate information available in English about Badia Masabni and her clubs. The bits we had were misleading. For example, many think she opened the Casino Opera in 1926, but actually Casino Opera didn't open until 1940. Her first club, opened in 1926, was called Sala Badia, and was NOT located on Opera Square.
Priscilla Adum has written a fabulous article about Badia Masabni and her clubs. She traces Badia's career as a club owner from 1926 when she started Sala Badia up through 1950 when she sold Casino Opera and moved to Lebanon, using scans of newspaper ads promoting shows at Badia's clubs (and translating them from Arabic to English for us) to help tell the story.
The article is now available on Shira.net. Here's the link: Badia Masabni: The Lady and Her Clubs, by Priscilla Adum
Priscilla Adum has written a fabulous article about Badia Masabni and her clubs. She traces Badia's career as a club owner from 1926 when she started Sala Badia up through 1950 when she sold Casino Opera and moved to Lebanon, using scans of newspaper ads promoting shows at Badia's clubs (and translating them from Arabic to English for us) to help tell the story.
The article is now available on Shira.net. Here's the link: Badia Masabni: The Lady and Her Clubs, by Priscilla Adum