Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (born 1876)

Nikita Balieff

Russian Armenian born vaudevillian, stage performer, writer, impresario and director

Nikita Fyodorovich Balieff was a Russian Armenian vaudevillian, stage performer, writer, impresario, and director. He is best known as the creator and master of ceremonies of La Chauve-Souris theater group.