The history of the early years may be found in P. E. Easterling's The Early Years of the Cambridge Greek Play: 1883–1912.
Easterling, P.E. (series editor), Bernard M.W. Knox (editor), Cambridge History of Classical Literature, v.I, Greek Literature, 1985.
Easterling works mainly on Greek literature, particularly tragedy; she also studies the survival and reception of ancient drama.