principal boy
noun
the leading male role in a pantomime, played by a woman
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How to use principal boy in a sentence
Here she was the inevitable principal boy of the burlesques.
The English Stage | Augustin FilonThrew it up and went on the stage as principal boy at five pounds—all to be respectable.
The Prude's Progress | Jerome K. JeromeI must laugh, Frank, old man, it is so funny—what about the principal boy?
The King of Schnorrers | Israel Zangwill"And now I'm going to be the principal boy," she laughed quietly back.
The King of Schnorrers | Israel Zangwill
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