, ▁and ▁theatre . ▁The ▁novel ▁includes ▁port ray als ▁of ▁the ▁Season ▁at ▁Bath , ▁the ▁fur ore ▁of ▁a ▁West min ster ▁election , ▁the ▁rival ries ▁of ▁leading ▁ladies ▁and ▁the ▁political ▁intr ig ues ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁theatre . ▁ ▁A ▁Cry ▁of ▁Play ers ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁Elizabeth an ▁theatre . ▁It ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Harry ▁L ul worth , ▁who ▁becomes ▁a ▁boy ▁player ▁in ▁London ▁acting ▁in ▁plays ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁dram at ist , ▁Will ▁Shakespeare , ▁while ▁looking ▁for ▁his ▁father , ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁has ▁myster iously ▁disappeared . ▁ ▁Life ▁She ▁progress ed ▁to ▁Princess ▁Mary ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Hal if ax ▁where ▁she ▁sat ▁her ▁school ▁certificate ▁exam in ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁she ▁gained ▁her ▁place ▁at ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Le eds . ▁She ▁obtained ▁her ▁D eg ree ▁of ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁her ▁Di pl oma ▁in ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁J ow ett ▁taught ▁English ▁at ▁With ington ▁Girls ' ▁School . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁C andid ate ▁for ▁Fame , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁With ▁illustr ations ▁by ▁Peg gy ▁Fort num . ▁Repub lished ▁in ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Children ' s ▁Library . ▁ ▁A ▁Cry ▁of ▁Play ers