Urgent| 136 On the birth of an artist from the time of the giant…the laughing and crying one
Today, Tuesday, is the 136th anniversary of the birth of an artist with a special character, one of the most prominent pioneers of theater and comedy in the Arab world, the distinguished artist Naguib Al-Rihani, who was born on January 21, 1889 to an Iraqi father named Elias Rayhana, who worked in trade, settled in Cairo and married. From an Egyptian woman.
Al-Rihani
He grew up in the Bab al-Sharia neighborhood among the simple popular class, then Najib joined the Al-Kharnafesh School and then the Freres, where his talent appeared.
He mastered the Arabic and French languages, and joined He joined the school acting team, and became famous among his teachers for his ability to recite Arabic poetry, as he was a huge fan of Al-Mutanabbi and Abu Al-Ala Al-Maarri, and he also loved the works French literary and theatrical works.
After obtaining his baccalaureate degree, he worked as a clerk in a bank, then left to work in the “Ahmed Al-Shami” band. Who was roaming in the countryside, then he joined George Abyad’s troupe to play tragic roles, but he did not last long, then he joined to work at the Agricultural Bank.
He met the great actor Aziz Eid and worked Together as "extras" In some foreign troupes that presented social and historical novels on the opera stage, then the two joined the “Okasha” troupe, and Al-Rihani’s talents as a comedic actor appeared in it in a clear way, especially in the short chapters that he acted between the chapters of the troupe’s dramatic novels.
During his artistic career, Al-Rihani presented a number of films, including three on the list of the 100 best films in the history of Egyptian cinema, including his latest film, “Ghazal El Banat.” Directed by Anwar Wagdi, he also participated in the starring role in many cinematic roles, most notably “His Excellency Kashkish Bey” And ”Yaqut Effendi, Abu Halmous, Woman’s Game, Si Omar, Red Lips, Salama Fi Khair.
In the late second decade of the twentieth century, Al-Rihani founded ” With his lifelong friend Badie Khairy, a theater group worked on transferring many French comedic plays into the Arabic language, and they were shown in various theaters in Egypt and wide parts of the Arab world. Al-Rihani shined in the theater, where he performed with “Badi’ Khairy” About 33 plays, the most prominent of which is “The Egyptian Pound” And “when the world laughs” And “women don’t know how to lie.” And “except five” And “Hassan, Murqos, and Cohen” And “your ruffle in Paris” And ”your ruffle will” And “Humans Council” And “because of the blackness of her eyes.” And ”the wallet, Madam” And “Once upon a time in my soul”.
The effect of “Al-Rihani’s” style In acting for many subsequent actors after him, including the artist “Fouad Al-Muhandis.” He praised the influence of Al-Rihani’s style on him and his acting approach, and he was also credited with developing theater and comedy art in the Arab world. Naguib Al-Rihani passed away on June 8, 1949, at the age of 60, after a struggle with illness, after he finished filming his last role in the movie “Ghazl Al-Banat”.
Among the funny ironies in the life of Al-Rihani said that he eulogized himself in one of the newspapers, just 15 days before his death, and he wrote, saying: “The man who complained about him died. Blessed is the earth and blessed is the sky, if he… The sky has bricks. Najeeb, who did not like conceit or fasting in Rajab, died. The man who knew nothing but honesty in the time of hypocrisy, and who knew nothing but cowardice in the time of miserliness and scarcity, died. Al-Rihani died in sixty thousand peace.
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