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No, the word "playhouse" meant a building designed to put on plays, what we would nowadays call a "theatre".

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What theatre did William Shakespeare join and made an important investment in?

Shakespeare was a shareholder in the acting company known at various times as Lord Hunsdon's Men, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and the King's Men. He also owned shares in the public theater known as the Globe Playhouse and the private theater called Blackfriars Playhouse, both of which were used by that same acting company.


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