Michael Vavitch

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 PV 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