Theater program cover art showing a Russian couple. The man plays the according as they sit in front of their home. La Chauve-Souris (French: The Bat) was the name of a touring revue during the early 1900s. Originating in Moscow and then Paris, and directed by Nikita Balieff, the revue toured the United States, Europe, and South Africa. The show consisted of songs, dances, and sketches, most of which had been originally performed in Russia. Art by Nikolai Vladimirovich Remisoff (1887-1975)