Tom Powers appeared as Brutus in an adaptation of a William Shakespeare play that was first produced in what year?
Tom Powers Tom Powers (July 7, 1890 – November 9, 1955) was an American actor in theatre, films, radio and television. A veteran of the Broadway stage, notably in plays by George Bernard Shaw, he created the role of Charles Marsden in Eugene O'Neill's "Strange Interlude". He succeeded Orson Welles in the role of Brutus in the Mercury Theatre's debut production, "Caesar". In films, he was a star of Vitagraph Pictures and later became best known for his role as the victim of scheming wife Barbara Stanwyck and crooked insurance salesman Fred MacMurray in the film noir classic, "Double Indemnity" (1944).
Le roi s'amuse Le roi s'amuse (] ; literally, "The King Amuses Himself" or "The King Has Fun") is a French play in five acts written by Victor Hugo. First performed on 22 November 1832 but banned by the government after one evening, the play was used for Verdi's 1851 opera "Rigoletto".