the play received its english-language première in london on 6 december 1912, under the title "the man who was dead" (a translation by z. vengerova and john pollock), in a production by the literary theatre society. it was directed by a. andreev, who came from the theatre royal in belgrade. edmond breon played fedor, violet lewis played lisa, laurence anderson played victor, lydia yavorska played masha, and anthony ward played prince abreskov.