Order of Alhambra Order of Alhambra The International Order of Alhambra is a Catholic fraternal order founded on February 29, 1904, in Brooklyn, New York, by William Harper Bennett. Since then it has spread throughout the United States and Canada, with plans to expand throughout the rest of the world. The order, open to men and women alike, currently has "caravans" active in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Texas, California, Washington D.C., as well as a handful of "caravans" in Canada. The Order derives its name from Alhambra, the Moorish palace in Granada, Spain,
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