An image from Glorious Betsy, one of the productions that also features Michael Vavitch.
Michael Vavitch
December 31, 1884 — Odessa, Ukraine
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Mikhail Vavich (Russian: Михаил Иванович Вавич) was a Russian actor, operetta and singer. Born 1881 or 1885 in Odessa, Ukraine.
Mikhail first performed on stage at St. Petersburg in 1905 in a private operetta of P.V Tumpakov. He received recognition after performing the role of Viscount Cascade in the operetta The Merry Widow by Lehar.
In 1918, he emigrated to the United States. He lived and worked in Los Angeles. Periodically, he appeared in operetta. He died on October 5, 1930.
