are considered to have instigated a new form of drama known as 'drawing-room comedy' or 'cup and saucer drama', in which actors perform natural behaviours onstage, such as drinking tea or reading books.

The Bancrofts gave Robertson an unprecedented amount of directorial control over the plays, which was a key step to institutionalizing the power that directors wield in the theatre today.

The Bancrofts were also responsible for making fashionable the 'box set', which Lucia Elizabeth Vestris

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