T. W. Robertson
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Thomas William Robertson was an English dramatist and stage director known for his development of naturalism in British theatre.
Robertson, 1860s
Friends and associates of Robertson: clockwise from top left, F. C. Burnand, H. J. Byron, W. S. Gilbert and Tom Hood
John Hare in Robertson's Ours, 1866
Marie Wilton as Polly Eccles in Robertson's Caste
Society (play)
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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.
Engraving of Tom Robertson