concept
First Violin (leading man)
first violin
also: первая скрипка
Theatrical slang borrowed from the orchestra: the troupe's leading man, its most important actor, by loose analogy to the lead chair of a string section.
Reading notes
- The Comic Actor §4 first violin
Theatrical slang borrowed from the orchestra: the troupe's leading man, its most important actor, by loose analogy to the lead chair of a string section.