[citation needed] Mikhail first performed in 1905 on stage at St. Petersburg in a private operetta of Petr Tumpakov.

He received recognition in 1906 after performing the role of the Viscount Cascada in the operetta The Merry Widow by Lehar.

At the beginning of the 1920s, Vavitch moved to the United States, living and working in Los Angeles.

During the season of 1922–1923, he participated in the famous revue La Chauve-Souris on Broadway, directed by Nikita Balieff.

[1] In the middle of the 1920s Vavitch started his Hollywood career by acting in many silent movies and soon gained success as a supporting actor.