principal boy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
She was still playing principal boy in the pantomime—a gay, gallant Prince, in plumed cap and tights.
From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel
Well known for her dramatic talent, she lately acted the part of principal boy at an important performance held in Chagmouth, the Metropolis of the West.
From Monitress Merle by Brazil, Angela
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.
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