The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State. (Wikipedia)
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Lord Chamberlain's Men was created in 1594.
The Lord Chamberlain was (and still is) the official in charge of the monarch's household, including the providing of court entertainments.
The Lord Chamberlain's Men. It was an acting company.The Lord Chamberlain's Men.
They didn't change their name--it was changed for them when their patron changed or when his job changed. In fact their name changed several times: From the Lord Chamberlain's Men to Lord Hunsdon's Men when the Lord Chamberlain died and his son Lord Hunsdon took over patronage of the company, from Lord Hunsdon's Men to the Lord Chamberlain's Men when Hunsdon became Lord Chamberlain like his father, and from the Lord Chamberlain's Men to The King's Men when King James I took over patronage of the company. The partners in the company had nothing to say about it.
Lord Chamberlain's Men
They were a company of actors.
Polonius.
He lent it his name. It was illegal for people to be itinerant actors, that is, actors who could not prove that they worked for someone. The Lord Chamberlain very graciously allowed the actors to say that they were the servants of the Lord Chamberlain, so they would not be arrested as vagrants. That was the extent of his involvement.
The King's Men.
Lord chamberlain men
They were actors. They put on plays.
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