actor-manager

[ ak-ter-man-uh-jer ]

noun

1. a leading actor who produces and usually stars in their own productions:

   Sir Henry Irving was one of the first actor-managers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of actor-manager¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Over the mantelpiece, that was Henry Irving, the 19th-century actor-manager who was the first English actor to be knighted.

From The Daily Beast

It is here that the teaching of the critic comes in, with the flair of the actor-manager.

From Project Gutenberg

I don't suppose any actor-manager has ever played so many parts before in one evening.

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John Rich, the successful actor-manager, was also commissioned to prepare various stage performances.

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It was started by Mr. Benjamin Webster, the accomplished actor manager, in 1853.

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Sir Chester Portwood was an actor-manager who had made his reputation in light comedy of the tea-cup school.

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