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The Lord Chamberlain's Men. It was an acting company.
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What did King James grant Shakespeare?

The only thing granted to Shakespeare personally from the Crown was his coat of arms, and he received that in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Early in the reign of King James, Shakespeare was one of a group of men to receive a Charter from the King entitling them to be a playing company under the patronage of the King. This Charter was issued to "Lawrence Fletcher, William Shakespeare, Richard Burbage, Augustine Phillips, John Heminges, Henry Condell, William Sly, Robert Armin, Richard Cowley and their associates."


What is the name of the theater that Shakespeare and his company built?

The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 but it was not built by "Shakespeare and his men". It was built by a man called Peter Street who was hired by a group led by Richard and Cuthbert Burbage. Shakespeare had money in it, but was not a main player in any way.l


Who was William Shakespeare's acting group's arch rival?

Christopher Marlowe


Which famous lord did shakespeare name his acting group after?

Shakespeare did not name the acting group he belonged to. Elizabethan theatre groups did not name themselves; they were required by law to have a noble or royal patron and the theatre group took its name from that person. If the patron changed his title, the name of the company changed; if the patron was replaced by someone else (as happened with the company Shakespeare belonged to) then the name of the company changed. Even if the theatre company has some say in what they were called, and they didn't, Shakespeare was not the leader of the company. The brothers Richard and Cuthbert Burbage were the leaders. The patrons of the company were Henry Carey, the Lord Chamberlain and King James I.


Who were the king's men and the chamberlain men?

The same group of actors, led by Richard Burbage, and who were known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men from 1594 to 1603 and the King's Men thereafter.

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Were the Lord Chamberlain's Men a famous group?

Yes, they included the famous actor Richard Burbage, the famous comedian Will Kemp, and the outstandingly famous playwright William Shakespeare.


Who named the Globe Theatre?

A group of actors from the Lord Chamberlain's Men including Richard Burbage and William Shakespeare also held shares in the Globe. We do not know which of them proposed he name.


What did King James grant Shakespeare?

The only thing granted to Shakespeare personally from the Crown was his coat of arms, and he received that in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Early in the reign of King James, Shakespeare was one of a group of men to receive a Charter from the King entitling them to be a playing company under the patronage of the King. This Charter was issued to "Lawrence Fletcher, William Shakespeare, Richard Burbage, Augustine Phillips, John Heminges, Henry Condell, William Sly, Robert Armin, Richard Cowley and their associates."


What is lord chamberlains men?

The Lord Chamberlain's Men were a theatre group in William Shakespeare's time with whom Shakespeare acted and for whom he wrote plays. William Shakespeare was part owner of the group. They later became the King's Men in honour of James I.


What is the name of the theater that Shakespeare and his company built?

The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 but it was not built by "Shakespeare and his men". It was built by a man called Peter Street who was hired by a group led by Richard and Cuthbert Burbage. Shakespeare had money in it, but was not a main player in any way.l


Who was William Shakespeare's acting group's arch rival?

Christopher Marlowe


Which famous lord did shakespeare name his acting group after?

Shakespeare did not name the acting group he belonged to. Elizabethan theatre groups did not name themselves; they were required by law to have a noble or royal patron and the theatre group took its name from that person. If the patron changed his title, the name of the company changed; if the patron was replaced by someone else (as happened with the company Shakespeare belonged to) then the name of the company changed. Even if the theatre company has some say in what they were called, and they didn't, Shakespeare was not the leader of the company. The brothers Richard and Cuthbert Burbage were the leaders. The patrons of the company were Henry Carey, the Lord Chamberlain and King James I.


Who were the king's men and the chamberlain men?

The same group of actors, led by Richard Burbage, and who were known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men from 1594 to 1603 and the King's Men thereafter.


Who did William Shakespeare need to get permission off to put on a play?

I think you misapprehend what Shakespeare's job was. He was a writer and an actor. He was not what we would now call an impressario or a producer. In other words, he did not put on plays. What happened was this: Richard and Cuthbert Burbage, and Shakespeare, and Heminges and Condell, and Pope and Bryan and whoever else was a partner in the theatre company would plan out what plays the Lord Chamberlain's Men were going to play. It probably went something like this: R Burbage: Well, on Monday, we'll do Hamlet, then Every Man Out of his Humour, A Knack to know a Knave, Henry V, and Locrine. That brings us to Saturday. C Burbage: Not Locrine! It's too old; nobody wants to see it. Condell: We may as well do Spanish Tragedy. Shakespeare: Did we not have a performance at court? C Burbage: Oh, Lord, yes! On Wednesday. Heminges: We can't do Knack at court. Shakespeare: How about Love's Labour's Lost? Armin: Oh, yes, they always like that one. Condell: And we can do Knack on Friday. R Burbage: And Saturday we can do Heywood's new play. Heminges: Yes, we should have that ready by then. Well, maybe not those exact words, but it was something like that. They were a co-operative group. And yes, they put on a different play every day. And they did not have to ask permission from anyone because they owned the scripts and they also owned the theatre.


Who were Shakespeare's friends?

Some of his close friends were his theatrical associates Richard Burbage, Henry Condell and John Heminges, all of whom he remembered in his will. We have no evidence that any of them was a "best" friend. There is also the mysterious subject of some of the Sonnets, who might have been a friend closer than others (if it was a real person).He had a number of friends: acting friends like Richard Burbage, friends in the publishing business like Richard Field, a noble patron in Henry Wriothesley and a friendly neighbour in Hamnet Sadler.daniel mirandaoh, and henry randall.


Who were the Actors who played in Shakespeare's plays?

In the First Folio there is a list of Actors who were with the King's Men, including Richard Burbage, Will Kempe, Robert Armin, John Heminges, Henry Condell and of course Shakespeare himself. This list can be found on the related links. This list can be added to because sometimes the publishers of the plays made a mistake and put in the actor's name instead of the character's name.


What most likely made the greatest impression on young William Shakespeare?

a traveling group of players