: A CRY OF PLAYERS, by ' Margaret Jowett, (Oxford University Press, 164 pp.), is a historical novel for childi ren of 11 years and upwards, ’ with a plot based on the for- ’ mation of the great acting I companies between 1588 and . 1594. in the time of Marlowe . and the young Will Shakesi peare. The main character, Harry Lulworth, a boy actor. ■ and his father are the only [ entirely imaginary characters ■ in the book. All the others, according to the author's historical note*are mentioned . in contemporary documents. This is a lively, well-written ; story, full of action, with an : authentic historical background.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29726, 20 January 1962, Page 3
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