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King's Men

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noun

  1. an English theatrical company originally called Lord Chamberlain's Men, founded in the late 16th century: William Shakespeare was the company's principal dramatist.


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“It’s All the King’s Men now,” said Kaiser Kuo, a host of Sinica, a podcast on Chinese current affairs.

From New York Times Oct. 22, 2022

John Heminges and Henry Condell, Shakespeare's partners in the acting company the King's Men, complied and edited the pieces as a means of preserving half of the Bard's plays.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2022

The King’s Men would eventually take back their indoor theater spaces because of this disease that preyed on the young.

From Slate Mar. 10, 2020

More recently, he and Moore were joined by Helm, Keith Richards and other guests for the 1997 Presley tribute album "All the King's Men."

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2018

It is a bill presented by the Blackfriars Company, the King's Men, for Court performances during the year 1637.

From Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration by Joseph Quincy Adams

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