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=== Actresses in Men's Roles === | === Actresses in Men's Roles === | ||
Women actors sometimes act the roles of young boys, because in some ways a woman is more similar to a boy than a man is. For example, a woman usually plays the role of [[Peter Pan]]. In pantomime, a sort of play for children (not the same as [[mime]]), the most important young man is also a woman. [[Opera]] has some "pants roles" which women traditionally sing. These women are usually [[mezzo-soprano]]s, which means they sing with a voice that is high but not very high. Examples are Hansel in '' | Women actors sometimes act the roles of young boys, because in some ways a woman is more similar to a boy than a man is. For example, a woman usually plays the role of [[Peter Pan]]. In pantomime, a sort of play for children (not the same as [[mime]]), the most important young man is also a woman. [[Opera]] has some "pants roles" which women traditionally sing. These women are usually [[mezzo-soprano]]s, which means they sing with a voice that is high but not very high. Examples are Hansel in ''Hänsel and Gretel'', and Cherubino in ''[[The Marriage of Figaro]]''. | ||
[[Mary Pickford]] played the part of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" in the first film version of the book. [[Linda Hunt]] won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in ''[[The Year of Living Dangerously]]'', in which she played the part of a man. | [[Mary Pickford]] played the part of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" in the first film version of the book. [[Linda Hunt]] won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in ''[[The Year of Living Dangerously]]'', in which she played the part of a man. | ||