Squire Bancroft
English actor-manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Squire Bancroft (14 May 1841 ā 19 April 1926), born Squire White Butterfield, was an English actor-manager. He changed his name to Squire Bancroft Bancroft by deed poll just before his marriage.[1] He and his wife Effie Bancroft are considered to have instigated a new form of drama known as 'drawing-room comedy' or 'cup and saucer drama', owing to the realism of their stage sets.