principal boy

British  

noun

1. the leading male role in a pantomime, played by a woman

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principal boy

The queen's "Bond-girl" acting role, for example, can be traced to Elizabeth's little-known teenage penchant for amateur theatricals at Windsor Castle, when she apparently used to play the principal boy.

From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2012

The new principal boy, Mr. Eric Marshall, woos his princess with a romantic air and a mellow tenor, in which emotion somewhat overshadows tone.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

No more caustic Greek epics, translated from the original "by Homer," no more boisterous interludes with three-bottle Prime Ministers appearing in the part of principal boy, come from his pen.

From Henry Fielding: a Memoir by Godden, G. M.

And the dresses are a revolt against the stuffy tradition that made Rosalind a sort of principal boy….

From Penny Plain by Douglas, O.

Her uncle, sitting back silently in his big arm-chair, with the quiet twinkle in his keen eyes, remarked, "And you will look like the principal boy at a pantomime."

From The Rhodesian by Page, Gertrude