Lord Admiral’s Men

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The Lord Admiral’s Men were a prominent Elizabethan acting company in London, rival to the Lord Chamberlain’s Men and known for performing works by playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe.

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Lord Admiral’s Men canonical 4
The Admiral's Men 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elizabethan acting company
playing company
activeDuring Elizabethan era
linked to: English Renaissance
associatedWith Philip Henslowe’s diary
associatedWithMonarch Elizabeth I of England
James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
basedIn Bankside
country England
disbandedBy early 17th century
formedBefore 1594
genre Renaissance theatre
languageOfPerformance Early Modern English
laterMainVenue The Fortune Theatre
linked to: Fortune Theatre
location London
linked to: London, England
mainVenue The Rose Theatre
manager Philip Henslowe
notableMember Edward Alleyn
John Singer
Richard Jones
Samuel Rowley
Thomas Downton
William Bird
operatedUnderMonopolyRegime yes
patron Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
patronTitle Lord High Admiral of England
performedAt The Fortune Theatre
linked to: Fortune Theatre

The Rose Theatre
performedFor court audiences
public audiences
performedPlay Doctor Faustus
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
Tamburlaine
The Battle of Alcazar
The Jew of Malta
The Shoemaker’s Holiday
The Spanish Tragedy
performedWorksBy Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
George Chapman
Philip Henslowe
Thomas Dekker
principalActor Edward Alleyn
reorganizedIn 1594
rival Lord Chamberlain’s Men
status defunct
theatricalCompetitionWith Lord Chamberlain’s Men

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Edward Alleyn employer Lord Admiral’s Men
Edward Alleyn memberOf Lord Admiral’s Men
Sir Edward Alleyn associatedWith Lord Admiral’s Men
Admiral’s Men alsoKnownAs Lord Admiral’s Men
Children of Paul's contemporaneousWith The Admiral's Men
subject linked to: Children of Paul’s
linked to: Lord Admiral’s Men