OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8041

responsible

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbəl/
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responsable
An actor taking on the lesser roles in repertory theatre.
'Well, the Cardinal is the heavy part, isn't it?' 'I know.' 'Then,' said I, 'you'd better go'; and one of the Responsibles took it on, and was perfect on the night.
[…] first appeared on August Bank Holiday, 1901, at Grand Theatre, Llandudno, playing "responsibles" with Edward Compton; […]
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