Regular Division of the Plane Regular Division of the Plane Regular Division of the Plane is a series of drawings by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher which began in 1936. These images are based on the principle of tessellation, irregular shapes or combinations of shapes that interlock completely to cover a surface or plane. The inspiration for these works began in 1936 with a visit to the Alhambra, a fourteenth-century Moorish castle near Granada, Spain. Escher had visited the Alhambra once before in 1922 but in this visit he had spent several days studying and sketching the ornate tile designs there. In 1958 Escher
Alhambra Theatre act. During World War I, a series of hit revues played at the Alhambra that included "The Bing Boys Are Here" (1916), which featured the first performances of the song "If You Were The Only Girl In The World", performed by Violet Lorraine and George Robey . This was followed by "The Bing Boys on Broadway" (1917) and "The Bing Boys are There" (1918). The music for the revues was written by Nat D. Ayer with lyrics by Clifford Grey, and the text was by George Grossmith, Jr. Like many other theatres, the Alhambra went into decline after World War