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By helping to found the Lord Chamberlain's Men, Shakespeare became a shareholder (co-owner). He shared in the profits of the company.

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They were named for their patron, Henry Carey, First Baron Hunsdon, who held the position of Lord Chamberlain, an important government post.
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They were the acting company with which he was associated for nearly twenty years.

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They were actors, so you will not be surprised to hear that they acted in the plays.

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He was one of the partners or sharers who ran the company. He was an actor and also wrote plays for the company.

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The theatre company was under the patronage of the Lord Chamberlain Henry Carey. Theatre companies without a noble patron risked being arrested for vagrancy or for other causes.

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He had three roles. He was an investor, an actor, and the house playwright.

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What was Shakespeare's acting company originally called?

Lord Chamberlains Men


What did the Lord Chamberlains Men do in there time?

They were a theatre company. They put on plays.


Why was lord chamberlains a significant group?

The Lord Chamberlain's Men were the acting company which William Shakespeare belonged to. He performed with them, and his plays were the property of the company. The connection of the company with Shakespeare is what makes it significant.


What did the theatre company the lord chamberlains men change their name to?

They are more commonly remembered as the King's Men.


Why were the Lord chamberlains men an important part of Shakespeare's life?

They were the acting company with which he was associated for nearly twenty years.


What was the lord chamberlins company in London during shakespeares time?

The Lord Chamberlain's Men was one of the leading acting companies of its day.


Who preformed at the Globe theatre?

Lord Chamberlains men


How long did it take for the lord chamberlains men to build the globe theatre?

About 1 year. Actually the Lord Chamberlain's Men did not do the building (that was a man called Peter Street), and not all of them contributed money to the project. The Globe was owned only by those members of the company who put in money.


What did the title of Shakespeares company change to?

The theatre company to which Shakespeare belonged for most of his career started off as The Lord Chamberlain's Men, but when their patron changed from the Lord Chamberlain to the King their name changed to the King's Men.


What was the name of the Shakespeare's acting troupe?

The acting company to which Shakespeare belonged for most of his working life was called The Lord Chamberlain's Men from 1594-1603, and The King's Men after that. Shakespeare was not the troupe's leader, but rather a partner.


Why was the lord chamberlains men thetre group changed to kings men?

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Shakespeares acting company?

Shakespeare's acting company was first known as Lord Chamberlain's Men. The name was changed to The Kings Men in 1603 when King James I ascended the throne and became the company's patron.