Soudeikine, Sergei

(1882-1946)

   Born in Russia, Sergei Soudeikine studied art in Moscow and became a scene designer, designing productions for Vsevolod Meyerhold and Alexander Tairov before immigrating to Paris. He came to the United States as designer of Nikita Baileff's Chauve-Souris revue. For many years, Soudeikine designed for the Metropolitan Opera, Radio City Music Hall, and Broadway productions of New Faces of '1934, The Chinese Nightingale (1934), and Porgy and Bess (1935).