e/Society (play)

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has gloss	eng: Society was an 1865 comedy drama by Thomas William Robertson regarded as a milestone in Victorian drama because of its realism in sets, costume, acting and dialogue. Unusually for that time, Robertson both wrote and directed the play, and his innovative writing and stage direction inspired George Bernard Shaw and W. S. Gilbert. It was recommended to Effie Wilton, the manager of the Prince of Waless Theatre in Londons West End, by H. J. Byron, where it ran from November 11 1865 to May 4 1866 The play marked the London debut of Squire Bancroft, who went on to marry Effie Wilton in 1867 and become her co-manager.
lexicalization	eng: Society
instance of	c/1865 plays