W. J. Lawrence

Dr. William John Lawrence was a theatrical historian. He wrote his first book, a life of Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, in 1892 while he was a commercial traveller. Lawrence also wrote about another Irish actor, Barry Sullivan. In 1902 Lawrence gave up commerce and confined himself to writing and study; and in 1912 and 1913 his two volumes of "The Elizabethan Playhouse and other studies" was published. He also worked as a lecturer.