The Rialto Theatre in Los Angeles in 1916 – the opening show was “The Garden of Allah.”
A sensation when first published in 1904, Robert Hichens’ The Garden of Allah is a romantic tale of adventure set in the Algerian desert where a British woman traveling alone has an affair with a fallen Trappist monk. It was adapted for the stage in 1911 by Hichens and Mary Anderson de Navarro (uncredited), making its debut at the Century Theatre in New York. Elaborately produced by Liebler & Co. the play was a smash hit.
This is a shot of the outside of the theater when it play in London in 1920:
It looks as if this play was on in London possibly in Drury Lane in 1920
as it can be seen in a shot in a You Tube presentation of a film of old London called “A day in old London in 1920 in colour! [AI enhanced HD]” at 7’00’
You’re quite right, Kevin.
Here is the link:
and it appears right at the 7:00 mark.
I came here because of the same video on YouTube. Isn’t it marvelous?
It drove my attention because in the city where I live in Brazil (Salvador) there’s a public space on the shoreline, full of coconuts and natural vegetation called “Jardim de Alá” which is the portugueses version for the English “Garden of Allah”. It’s a very old space and I wondered if it was named after this movie/play/book.
Hi Marcos – I have heard of your Garden of Allah! I don’t know what it was named after but I suspect it’s named after the mythical place and no the book from 1905.