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Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 71, 19 July 1912, Page 9

"Kismet," when staged by tho Asche-Brayton Company in Melbourne, introduced somo pronunciations that came as a novelty to many people. For example: Caliph was pronounced "Carleaf," sheikh as "shake," and harem as "har-eora." Mr. Ascho vouches for the correctness of these on tho testimony of the highest authorities. Some captious- playgoers of Melbourne took exception to various details as incorrect., but Mr. Ascho pointed out uhni well-known Orientalists bad congratulated him on the correctness and fidelity of the atmosphere and general details of tho play. Mr. Ascho confessed that there was but one point in which this had been departed from, and that was that the caliph ought not to have been clean-shaved. This, Mr. Ascho pointed out, was in accordance with stage license, for audiences preferred to see tho "leading juvenile" without, a beard.