Mrs Bancroft (nee Marie Wilton) (1840-1921), English actress, c1890. Artist: Unknown

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Marie Bancroft (nee Wilton) (1840-1921), English actress, c1890. Marie Bancroft was famous for her partnership with her husband, the actor and theatre manager Squire Bancroft. The Bancrofts believed in ensemble work rather than the star system of Henry Irving et al.

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