George Etherege
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In need of Rochester's writing skill, King Charles II (Malkovich) summons the Earl (Depp) back to London, retracting his earlier banishment. As in life, Rochester is shown carrying on with his friends, the Merry Gang, including George Etherege (Hollander) and Charles Sackville (Vegas). On his way back to the court, Rochester comes across a thief, Alcock (Coyle), and hires him as his gentleman on the spot. For one of his first social engagements in London, he takes in a play featuring Elizabeth Barry (Morton), who is booed off the stage and fired by the company. Rochester is taken with Barry and bets Etherege that he can make her a renowned actress in a year's time. As when Rochester met Barry in reality, he immediately begins to tutor her and they fall in love.