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The lead actor of The Lord Chamberlain's Men, who had exclusive rights to perform Shakespeare's plays after 1594, was Richard Burbage. Burbage was recognized as the second greatest actor of his day, after Ned Alleyn of The Lord Admiral's Men. Burbage was not only the lead actor but also the main shareholder in the company and the largest shareholder (along with his brother Cuthbert) in the Globe and Blackfriars theatres.

An anonymous contemporary poet wrote that Burbage played Hamlet, Lear and Othello. A contemporary joke is based on the fact that he played Richard III.

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