“Those roles which, being neither those of hero nor Heroine, Confidante nor Villain, but which were none the less essential to bring about the Recognition or the denouement were called the Fifth Business in drama and Opera companies organized according to the old style; the player who acted these parts was often referred to as Fifth Business.” Robertson Davies – The Deptford Trilogy – quote about the Fifth Business – the business of the narrator in a movie or play.
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/, Fifth_Business
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