, ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁played ▁the ▁Arch du ch ess ▁Tat iana ▁in ▁T ov ar ich , ▁a ▁comedy ▁about ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁Russian ▁arist ocr ats ▁who ▁surv ive ▁in ▁Paris ▁by ▁going ▁into ▁domestic ▁service . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁this ▁play ▁that ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁London ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ric ▁Theatre ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁with ▁C ed ric ▁Hard w ic ke ▁as ▁her ▁co - star . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁she ▁appeared ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁Dark ▁E yes , ▁a ▁comedy ▁she ▁wrote ▁with ▁El ena ▁Mir am ova ▁about ▁three ▁Russian ▁ex iles ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁London ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁Eugen ia ▁Del ar ova ▁and ▁Ir ina ▁Baron ova . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁she ▁played ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Cle op atra ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Theatre , ▁returning ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁as ▁a ▁female ▁Russian ▁general ▁in ▁a ▁far ce ▁which ▁she ▁co - w rote , ▁Cav iar ▁to ▁the ▁General , ▁which ▁tempor arily ▁disp la ced ▁Ph yll is ▁D ix ey ▁at ▁the ▁White hall . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁where ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years ▁she ▁had ▁her ▁own ▁theatre , ▁The ▁Stage , ▁where ▁she ▁both ▁produced ▁and ▁performed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1