1.   Because politicians thrive on playing king of the mountain, it is no surprise that several senior Republicans can see themselves replacing Gingrich eventually.

2.   He plays a king in this opera, however, and seldom did he fail to command attention.

3.   He plays the king.

4.   Imagine playing king of the hill on a lunar landscape under panoptic surveillance.

5.   Pavarotti plays a king and seldom did he fail to command attention.

6.   The one word he used most often was genius, after a particularly sublime acting moment, either from Scofield or from Robert Shaw, who plays the king.

7.   There are many ways to play the king.

8.   Nigel Hawthorne, who plays the king, has been nominated for a best actor Oscar this year.