Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—O

Old Women

in theatrical parlance, means actresses who take the part of “old women.” In full companies there are first and second “old women.” The term Old Men is similarly used.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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