The success of "Society" established Robertson as a playwright and enabled him have a decisive voice in the staging of his subsequent plays. His next, the comedy "Ours", was first given in August 1866 at the Prince of Wales's, Liverpool under his personal direction with a cast that included Wilton, Squire Bancroft (her future husband and partner) and John Hare. The play transferred to the Prince of Wales's in London the following month and ran for 150 performances. "The Times" remarked on the "ultra-real" nature of the piece and of its staging.