Admiral’s Men

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Admiral’s Men was a prominent Elizabethan acting company in London, best known as the chief rival to the Lord Chamberlain’s Men and for staging many of Christopher Marlowe’s plays.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan acting company
theatrical company
activeDuring Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance
alsoKnownAs Lord Admiral’s Men
associatedDocument Henslowe’s Diary
associatedWith Bankside theatre district
linked to: Bankside
chiefRival Lord Chamberlain’s Men
linked to: King's Men
companyType professional acting company
country England
disbandedBy early 17th century
era English Renaissance theatre
financialBacker Philip Henslowe
formedBefore 1594
formedBy Edward Alleyn
Philip Henslowe
genre Renaissance drama
historicalSignificance chief rival to the Lord Chamberlain’s Men
languageOfPerformance Early Modern English
laterPrimaryPlayhouse Fortune Theatre
leadingActor Edward Alleyn
location London
linked to: London, England
manager Philip Henslowe
notableFor staging many of Christopher Marlowe’s plays
notablePlaywright Christopher Marlowe
patron Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
patronTitle Lord High Admiral of England
performanceType court performance
public theatre
performedAt Fortune Theatre
Rose Theatre
performedFor Elizabeth I of England
James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
primaryPlayhouse Rose Theatre
reorganizedIn 1594
stagedPlay A Looking Glass for London and England
Doctor Faustus
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
Orlando Furioso
Tamburlaine
The Battle of Alcazar
The Jew of Malta
The Massacre at Paris
The Shoemaker’s Holiday
The Spanish Tragedy
stagedWorkBy Christopher Marlowe
usedPlayhouseType amphitheatre
open-air public theatre

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The Rose Theatre associatedWith Admiral’s Men
Tamburlaine theatreCompany Admiral's Men
linked to: Admiral’s Men
Thomas Heywood memberOf Admiral's Men
linked to: Admiral’s Men
The Shoemaker's Holiday firstPerformanceCompany Admiral's Men
linked to: Admiral’s Men
John Day wroteFor Admiral's Men
linked to: Admiral’s Men
Philip Henslowe financed Admiral’s Men
Rose Theatre associatedCompany Admiral’s Men
Shakespearean theatre district of Bankside associatedWithCompany Admiral's Men
linked to: Admiral’s Men