Film: "The Light of Asia"
type: Event
description: screening
location: http://data.carnegiehall.org/venues/5
organizer: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/138262
start date: 1928-05-13T15:00:00
sub event: work_02
sub event: work_01
comment: Presented under the auspices of the Film Arts Guild Entered from New York Times advertisement, May 6, 1928, pg. 110, which reads as follows: A Tribute to Mother India - Remarkable Motion Picture - The Life of Buddha - "The Light of Asia" Produced in India, Enacted by All-Hindu Cast - 10,000 People - A Whole City - Vast Numbers of Elephants, Etc. Lavish Scenes, Including Famous Centuries-Old Hindu Wedding. On the Same Program, Ragini, Famous Hindu Interpreter, in a Special Recital of Hindu Songs & Dances