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The King's Men was the acting company to which William Shakespeare (1564–1616) belonged for most of his career. Formerly known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, they became the King's Men in 1603 when King James I ascended the throne and became the company's patron.
The Children of the Chapel played in the theatre beginning in the autumn of 1600 until the King's Men took over in 1608. [3] They successfully used it as their winter playhouse until all the theatres were closed in 1642 when the English Civil War began. [4] In 1666, the entire area was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.
Performance records are patchy, but it is known that the King's Men performed seven of Shakespeare's plays at court between 1 November 1604 and 31 October 1605, including two performances of The Merchant of Venice. [12] In 1608 the King's Men (as the company was then known) took possession of the Blackfriars Theatre.
The sharers employed "hired men" – that is, the minor actors and the workers behind the scenes. The major companies were based at specific theatres in London; the most successful of them, William Shakespeare's company the King's Men, had the open-air Globe Theatre for summer seasons and the enclosed Blackfriars Theatre in the
The play was performed at Court by the King's Men on 1 November 1604, and again in 1612-13 as part of the celebrations for the Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V of the Palatinate. [175] The title role was originally played by Richard Burbage, whose eulogies reveal that he was admired in the role.
The Virginia Colony became a royal colony and so it continued until the Revolutionary War. But the change had little effect on the colony, for King Charles I was so occupied with troubles at home that he gave less attention to the government of Virginia than the company had done, and popular government continued to flourish. Of the 6,000 people ...
Sejanus His Fall was first performed by the King's Men in 1603, probably at court in the winter of that year. [1] In 1604 it was produced at the Globe Theatre.Contemporary witnesses, including Jonson, reported that the cast was greeted with heckles and hisses by their first audience at the Globe; [2] the 1604 performance was "hissed off the stage". [3]
He is found guilty but his life is spared by the King at this time and he is returned to imprisonment in the Tower of London. 2 December – The King's Men perform a play for the court at Wilton House, [18] perhaps As You Like It. [19] 1604. 14–16 January – Hampton Court Conference with James I, the Anglican bishops and representatives of ...