Tales of the Alhambra Pedro Alonso Pablos made an animated mini-series featuring some of the Tales of the Alhambra: "The Arab Astrologer", "The three beautiful princesses" and "The rose of the Alhambra". Tales of the Alhambra Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. Shortly after completing a biography of Christopher Columbus in 1828, Washington Irving travelled from Madrid, where he had been staying, to Granada, Spain. At first sight, he described it as "a most picturesque and beautiful city, situated in one of the loveliest landscapes that I have ever seen." Irving was preparing a
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