Abyaḍ, Jūrj - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Abyaḍ, Jūrj - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Hafez, Sabry

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1059806
Doc. NO	:	ALei203
Main Entry	:	Hafez, Sabry
Title & Author	:	Abyaḍ, Jūrj - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Hafez, Sabry
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(177 words)
Abstract	:	Jūrj Abyaḍ (George Abyad, 1880–1959) was a Lebanese actor and theatre impresario who made his career mainly in Egypt. Born in Lebanon in 1880, he emigrated to Alexandria in 1898 and started his acting career there. Having established himself in Alexandria, he moved to Cairo, where his acting attracted the attention of Khedive ʿAbbās Ḥilmī (r. 1892–1914), who sent him to Paris to study acting and drama. He is said to have studied with the actor Sylvian, whose influence marked his performances with a highly exaggerated style that
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei203.pdf