Lennox Robinson
1886 - 1958
Lennox Robinson was a dramatist, poet and theatre producer and director.
His first play, The Cross Roads was performed in the Abbey in 1909 and he became Manager of the theatre towards the end of that year. He resigned in 1914 as a result of a disastrous tour of the United States but returned in 1919. He was appointed to the board of the theatre in 1923 and continued to serve in that capacity until his death. In 1951 he published Ireland's Abbey Theatre, the first full-length history of the company.