France to Mantua, the characters François 1er, Triboulet, Blanche, M de Saint Vallier, Saltabadil, Maguelonne becoming the Duke of Mantua, Rigoletto, Gilda, Count Monterone, Sparafucile, Maddalena. In 1918 an Austrian film Rigoletto was made, starring Hermann Benke and Liane Haid. The 1941 film Il re si diverte is also an adaptation of Hugo's play, and starred Michel Simon as the jester. Tony Harrison translated and adapted the work for the National Theatre in London in 1996, as The Prince's Play, set in Victorian London, with the central character (played by Ken Stott) now a comic at the court of Victoria and the philanderer villain the future Edward VII. The play has been published by Faber and Faber. A simplified version of the plot is used by Damon Runyon to grisly effect in his story 'Sense of Humour' (from the collection Furthermore (1938). See also Censorship in France Notes References External links 1843 Frederick Lokes Slous translation at Google Books Full text of the play (in French) at Project Gutenberg 1832 plays Fiction set in the 1520s Plays based on real people Cultural depictions of Francis I of France Plays set in France Paris in fiction Plays about French royalty Plays adapted into operas Plays by Victor Hugo Plays set in the 16th century