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What did The Lord Chamberlain's Men change their name to?
The name briefly changed once in 1596 when Lord Chamberlain died and his son, George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, took charge of the court entertainment under Elizabeth I. The name reverted back when he...
Elizabethan and Jacobean playing companies took their name from their sponsor who was a royal or noble person. In 1594, the Burbage brothers with some others (including Shakespeare) obtained the...
In Shakespeare's time, theatrical companies needed the patronage and protection of an important person. They would become the servants of the important person, and were therefore called his (or her)...
The Lord Chamberlain ceased to be their patron in 1603 on the death of the Queen. The new king took up sponsorship of the company, so the name of the company was changed to the King's Men. This was...