Lord Chamberlain's Men

The theater troupe Lord Chamberlain's Men was the most successful London force at the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

History

Your belonged especially William Shakespeare as an actor, playwright and business partners. She called upon the Lord Chamberlain of the Household, the royal censor and master of ceremonies. At the time Shakespeare was especially George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon and prior to his death his father, Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, who supported the troops since the 1560ern as patron. With his appointment as Lord Chamberlain in July 1585 named by the Lord Chamberlain 's Men in 1594, they joined under this name with the Lord Strange 's Men together, who had been under the patronage of the late 1594 Ferdinando Stanley, Lord Strange. In 1603, after the accession of King James I ( James I), they renamed themselves to in The King's Men and enjoyed the royal patronage and promotion. The band existed until the closure of all theaters at the beginning of the English Civil War 1642.

Their theater was the Globe on the south bank of the Thames, and later the Blackfriars Theatre, which was in contrast roofed Globe, was located in the center of London and played for higher social classes.

Director of the theater troupe was Richard Burbage, in his time a star among the actors who played Hamlet, among others, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth. Shakespeare joined in so far as it is believed today to know, just in smaller roles, such as the ghost in Hamlet. The clown was Will Kempe, by 1599 replaced by Robert Armin. Partners were Burbage and Kempe, 1595 and 1596 Shakespeare and the actors John and Henry Condell Heminges. Heminges was also the longtime manager of the troupe, who published together with Condell in 1623, the first complete edition of Shakespeare's works ( folio edition ) to the manuscripts in the possession of the troops.