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One of the most important events in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I was legislation which legitimized acting companies. Before this, professional actors were likely to be arrested and imprisoned as vagabonds with no stable social connections. However, legislation passed in Elizabeth's reign said that actors who were the servants of some great nobleman could not be imprisoned in this way. Great noble like Leicester and the Queen herself sponsored acting companies by calling them their servants.
What was truly revolutionary was that the companies, although called the servants of Leicester or the Queen (more colloquially, "Leicester's Men" or "The Queen's Men"), were free to perform publicly and to govern themselves any way they chose, and in fact made all of their money out of the public performances and not from their patrons. However, being able to call themselves the servants of their patron kept them out of jail.
The Lord Chamberlain's Men had as their patron Henry Carey, the Lord Chamberlain of England, an important political position.
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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 theatre groups name changed?
The Lord Chamberlain's men changed their name because they gained the patronage of the reigning monarch King James I thus becoming The King's Men.
How were lord chamberlains men involved with the Globe Theatre?
The owners of the Globe theatre were all members of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, including Richard and Cuthbert Burbage and William Shakespeare.
Why did lord chamberlains men change their name to kings men in 1594?
They did not. They were formed as the Lord Chamberlain's Men in 1594. Their name changed to the King's Men (they did not have any choice in their name) when the King became their patron nine years later in 1603.
What is the globe theatre?
Chamberlains men were the actors, so they would play the nomal plays Shakespeare suggested. Shakespeare also sort of ushered in the Globe theatre with his writings.
What was Shakespeare's acting company originally called?
Lord Chamberlains Men
Who preformed at the Globe theatre?
Lord Chamberlains men
Why was the lord chamberlains men thetre group changed to kings men?
no there not sorry
What did the Lord Chamberlains Men do in there time?
They were a theatre company. They put on plays.
What did the theatre company the lord chamberlains men change their name to?
They are more commonly remembered as the King's Men.
What theater did William Shakespeare's join in 1594?
He joined the Lord Chamberlains men which later changed their name to the Kings 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 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 theatre groups name changed?
The Lord Chamberlain's men changed their name because they gained the patronage of the reigning monarch King James I thus becoming The King's Men.
By which Monarch was each of Shakespeare's acting companies supported?
Queen Elizabeth I supported the Chamberlains Men acting company, and King James I supported the Kings Men acting company.
How were lord chamberlains men involved with the Globe Theatre?
The owners of the Globe theatre were all members of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, including Richard and Cuthbert Burbage and William Shakespeare.
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.
