The origin of Lothario as a name indicating a seducer though predates the play. It is the older brother that is the seducer/corrupter in the book. He spent his early years as a rioter and seducer of women. According to Greene, Casanova is historically considered the most successful seducer. He was an excellent shepherd, seducer of nymphs, and musician upon the shepherd's pipes. In Italy, Bertram is a successful warrior and also a successful seducer of local virgins. He also played a seducer in the melodrama "Desperate Remedies". The seducer defrauds the consumer by first gaining their confidence and exploiting certain characteristics. The Rake is male seducer who catches the female fancy by incessantly pursuing her. He repeated the discussion again in the same book between Johannes the Seducer and Cordelia. The Natural seducer is the one who has somehow retained the childhood traits. Barkworth co-starred with Hannah Gordon, with Keith Barron as her seducer. Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Gravity the Seducer".