Don Caesar de Bazan
Author: first_name: Adolphe
last_name: d'Ennery
last_name: Dumanoir
Language: English
Year: 1847

This fast-paced, swashbuckling, romantic comedy is loosely based on characters from the 1838 play “Ruy Blas” by Victor Hugo. Dumnois and D’Ennery’s script foregoes both historical accuracy and adherence to the more gloomy tone of Hugo’s original.  Instead, the dramatists choose to tell the story of Don Caesar, a dashing, charismatic officer in the service of King Charles II of Spain.  Don Caesar is devoted to wine, women, and song. He is particularly smitten with the beautiful gypsy, Maritana.