At a club in his hometown on Saturday night, he performed what was billed as his first show in decades.
Dr. Woffles Wu of Singapore described how he performed what he called the Woffles face-lift with barbed sutures.
In that way Jenner performed what later became one of the most widely known vaccination trials for smallpox.
One evening, Mr. Bunting performed what had become his pill-taking ritual as his wife puttered around the kitchen.
He seemed to feel uncomfortable calling attention to himself, so he performed what Noonan called "I-ectomies" in his speeches.
After Edwards scored, he performed what he called the Dougie Dance, drawing the unsportsmanlike penalty, having fun, too much.
"In the old days we performed what some people called rock 'n' roll theater," said Martha Lavey, the company's artistic director.
She performed what appeared to be a near faultless technical exhibition of skill, grace and control against the majestic Greenwich backdrop.
Then the actors, working intimately for the camera, performed what in effect were idealized versions of themselves, creating a persona that connected with a widespread public fantasy.
Bernie Taupin adapted his lyrics and Elton performed what would become the biggest-selling single of all-time on the day of the funeral, and never again.
Doctors performed what they termed successful surgery on Mr. Bell two days later and expect him to have a brief recovery period.
