Madame Shchebenev
Background
Shchebenev is a Russian aristocrat in Rome, Italy. Her husband is Monsieur Schchebenev Petrov.
During the events of Theatre Macabre: Season 1 Episode 18 Pavoncello played by Joanna Kasperska
Shchebenev and Emiliano walk into Cafe Apollo and when Pavoncello sees Shchebenev, he stops playing. The Piano Player tries to get his attention, but he continues to stare at Shchebenev. Pavoncello starts to play romantic music on his violin and Cafe Apollo Manager fires him and throws him outside into the gutter. Emiliano approaches Pavoncello and tells him that Shchebenev is offering to compensate him for losing his job on account of her. Emiliano offers him cash, which Pavoncello refuses to accept. Shchebenev offers Pavoncello a job teaching her how to play the violin and he accepts.
Pavoncello is playing the violin when a Servant offers Shchebenev a drink. She takes a drink and drops her glass to the ground and tells Pavoncello to start her lesson. As Pavoncello is teaching Shchebenev, Petrov faints, and once he regains consciousness, motions to be taken away. Shchebenev says she would like to waltz and dances with Pavoncello and afterwards Pavoncello stumbles into a room with a poker table. Shchebenev finished dancing and walks over to the poker game and stops it. She tells Pavoncello to leave and before he leaves she gives him the winnings he had left behind and tells him to meet her on the steps to her bedroom. Pavoncello goes up to her room and they tell each other that they are virgins and have sex. Afterwards Pavoncello asks Shchebenev to run away with him, but she tells him that if she leaves, Petrov will throw her father into prison for life.
Later, Pavoncello shows up to Petrov's residence with some flowers. He walks up to where the poker game is being played and sees a New Poker Player at the table. Shchebenev takes the flowers from Pavoncello, places them on the pool table, and leaves with the New Poker Player.