Dardanella was a touring theatre company from the Dutch East Indies established by Willy A. Piedro in 1926. Arising from a background of musical theatre, the troupe focused on realistic stories, both
Advertisement for a Dardanella performance, 1929
Advertisement for the premiere of Dr Samsi; the play became Dardanella's most popular.
Dardanella theatre troupe in a dressing room (Het Leven, 6 December 1930)
Kartinah is a now-lost 1940 romance film from the Dutch East Indies that was written and directed by Andjar Asmara. The film, Andjar's directorial debut, follows a nurse and her superior as they fall
Theatrical poster
An advertisement for Kartinah on the cover of D'Orient, 23 August 1941