actor-manager
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of actor-manager
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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A chance meeting with the noted actor-manager Henry Baynton saw him enrolled at Rada in 1949.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2020
The just-concluded “Renaissance” portion of ASC’s year-round operation seems to be in the spirit of Shakespeare himself and the bygone era of the actor-manager.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2019
Be warned: You may be asked to take part in the rehearsal of a pastiche Elizabethan play, overseen by an actor-manager dressed in the image of William Shakespeare.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2017
Langella strides about the stage like a 19th century actor-manager, posing and positioning himself in Doug Hughes’ production as though the only relationship that mattered was the one between a star and his adoring fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2016
It was a type and manner I was to know very well as the actor-manager, but as the first I had seen of that species, I failed to identify it.
From A Woman of Genius by Mary Hunter Austin
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