FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Lord Chamberlain’s Men,
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Shakespeare’s Club
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Shakespeare’s Playing Company
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Shake-Your-Spear-At-Shakespeare’s House of Weapons
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thereafter, it was known as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, until the accession of James I in March 1603, when, by letters patent, it was taken under royal patronage and henceforth known as the King’s Men. The records of performances given at court show that they were by far the most favoured of the theatrical companies.
Detailed explanation-2: -After its patron’s death in 1596, the company came under the patronage of his son, George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, for whom it was briefly known as Lord Hunsdon’s Men until he in turn became Lord Chamberlain in 1597, whereupon it reverted to its previous name.
Detailed explanation-3: -Many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed at the Globe, although his plays were performed at other theatres and many playwrights wrote for the Globe. Who built the first Globe? The first Globe was built by the company Shakespeare was in – the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
Detailed explanation-4: -They kept the name Lord Chamberlain’s Men until the accession of James I in 1603, when they became the King’s Men. Most of Shakespeare’s plays were created for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Between 1594 and 1603, they mostly played in London at the Theatre, and then at the Globe.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Lord Chamberlain’s Men – and later The King’s Men – was the name of the company of players (actors) with which Shakespeare worked for almost all of his theatrical career, as actor, dramatist and theatre manager.