The Mayor of Zalamea
Adaptations
Adaptations
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Actor\-playwright [Leo Ditrichstein](/wiki/Leo_Ditrichstein "Leo Ditrichstein") translated the play into English in 1917, but it proved a commercial failure. The production was notable for providing [William Powell](/wiki/William_Powell "William Powell") with an early stage role as Captain Don Alvaro. [Adrian Mitchell](/wiki/Adrian_Mitchell "Adrian Mitchell")'s adaptation was staged by the [National Theatre](/wiki/Royal_National_Theatre "Royal National Theatre") in 1981, with [Michael Bryant](/wiki/Michael_Bryant_%28actor%29 "Michael Bryant (actor)") in the lead role.

The play has been turned into several films including a 1920 German silent version *[The Mayor of Zalamea](/wiki/The_Mayor_of_Zalamea_%281920_film%29 "The Mayor of Zalamea (1920 film)")*, and a 1954 Spanish sound film *[The Mayor of Zalamea](/wiki/The_Mayor_of_Zalamea_%281954_film%29 "The Mayor of Zalamea (1954 film)")*. An East German version, *[The Mayor of Zalamea](/wiki/The_Mayor_of_Zalamea_%281956_film%29 "The Mayor of Zalamea (1956 film)")*, was released in 1956\.


Who was in the lead role in the 1981 adaptation?