ðə bˈæŋkɹɔfts wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ mˌeɪkɪŋ fˈæʃənəbəl ðə bˈɑːks sˈɛt, wˌɪtʃ lˈuːʃə ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ vˈɛstɹɪs hæd fˈɜːst jˈuːzd æt ðɪ əlˈɪmpɪk θˈiəɾɚɹ ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z ðɪs kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv ɹˈuːmz ˌɔn stˈeɪdʒ wˌɪtʃ wɜː dɹˈɛst wɪð sˈoʊfəz, kˈɜːtənz, tʃˈɛɹz, ænd kˈɑːɹpɪts ɔnðə stˈeɪdʒ flˈoːɹ.
The Bancrofts were also responsible for making fashionable the 'box set', which Lucia Elizabeth Vestris had first used at the Olympic Theatre in the 1830s – this consisted of rooms on stage which were dressed with sofas, curtains, chairs, and carpets on the stage floor.