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Thomas William Robertson (9 January 1829 – 3 February 1871) was an English dramatist and stage director. Born to a theatrical family, Robertson began as an actor, but he was not a success and gave up acting in his late 20s. After earning a modest living writing articles for the press, translating and adapting foreign plays and writing several of his own plays he achieved success in 1865 with his play Society, which the actor-manager Marie Wilton presented at a small London theatre, the Prince of Wales's. Over the next five years Robertson wrote five more plays for the Prince of Wales's. Their naturalistic style and treatment of contemporary social issues was in strong contrast to the melodramas and exaggerated theatricality to which the public had been accustomed, and Robertson's plays wer

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  • Thomas William Robertson (de)
  • Thomas William Robertson (es)
  • T. W. Robertson (in)
  • Thomas William Robertson (fr)
  • Thomas William Robertson (it)
  • T. W. Robertson (en)
  • Thomas William Robertson (sv)
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  • Thomas William Robertson (* 9. Januar 1829 in Newark-on-Trent; † 3. Februar 1871) war ein englisch-irischer Dramatiker und Bühnenregisseur. (de)
  • Thomas William Robertson (1829-1871) fue un actor y dramaturgo inglés.​ Su éxito fue tardío​ y como dramaturgo tuvo una breve pero muy brillante carrera.​ (es)
  • Thomas William Robertson (9 Januari 1829 – 3 Februari 1871) adalah seorang pengarang drama dan pengarah panggung asal Inggris. Sejumlah figur teatrikal yang dipengaruhi oleh sandiwara dan produksi karya Robertson adalah W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Wing Pinero, Bernard Shaw dan Harley Granville-Barker. (in)
  • Thomas William Robertson (Newark-on-Trent, 9 gennaio 1829 – 3 febbraio 1871) è stato un drammaturgo, regista teatrale e scrittore irlandese. Innovativo nel campo della regia teatrale, noto per una serie di lavori realistici e naturalistici prodotti a Londra nel tardo 1860. (it)
  • Thomas William Robertson, född den 9 januari 1829, död den 3 februari 1871, var en engelsk dramatiker, till yrket aktör. Robertson vann stora och ihållande framgångar med ett antal av honom författade skådespel, vilka framfördes på i London och bland vilka de bästa ansågs vara: Society (1865), Ours (1866), Caste (1867), Play (1868), School (1869) och M. P. (1870); ett urval utgavs med biografi 1889. De äger en god scenisk byggnad, humor och känslosamhet, beräknade för den engelska medelklassen. (sv)
  • Thomas William Robertson (9 January 1829 – 3 February 1871) was an English dramatist and stage director. Born to a theatrical family, Robertson began as an actor, but he was not a success and gave up acting in his late 20s. After earning a modest living writing articles for the press, translating and adapting foreign plays and writing several of his own plays he achieved success in 1865 with his play Society, which the actor-manager Marie Wilton presented at a small London theatre, the Prince of Wales's. Over the next five years Robertson wrote five more plays for the Prince of Wales's. Their naturalistic style and treatment of contemporary social issues was in strong contrast to the melodramas and exaggerated theatricality to which the public had been accustomed, and Robertson's plays wer (en)
  • Thomas-William Robertson (né le 9 janvier 1829 à Newark-on-Trent dans le Nottinghamshire et décédé le 3 février 1871 à Londres) était un dramaturge anglais. Auteur de pièces réalistes, il est considéré comme un précurseur de George Bernard Shaw ou William S. Gilbert. Issu d'une famille d'acteurs, il monta très tôt sur scène. Il commença sa carrière de dramaturge avec des adaptations de romans de Dickens avant d'écrire ses propres textes. * Portail du théâtre * Portail de la littérature britannique (fr)
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