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Actor-manager
Actor who manages their own theatrical company and usually stars in its productions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An actor-manager is a leading actor who sets up their own permanent theatrical company and manages the business, sometimes taking over a theatre to perform select plays in which they usually star. It is a method of theatrical production used consistently since the 16th century, particularly common in 19th-century Britain and the United States.[citation needed]
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