Alexander Ivanovich Yuzhin (; 1857–1927) was a stage name of the Georgian Prince Sumbatov (Sumbatashvili), who dominated the Malyi Theatre of Moscow at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was best known for the Romantical parts in the dramas by Schiller and Victor Hugo but also penned a number of plays himself. Yuzhin lived on to become one of the first People's Artists of the Republic in 1922. He was a freemason. Initiated to February 17, 1908 in the masonic lodge "Renaissance" (Grand Orient of France). References External links Russian male actors Nobility of Georgia (country) Russian nobility Russian Freemasons People's Artists of the RSFSR Honorary Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1917–1925) Honorary Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences 1857 births 1927 deaths Russian people of Georgian descent