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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

The plague closed London’s playhouses and forced Shakespeare’s acting company, the King’s Men, to get creative about performances.

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

Robert Penn Warren’s All the King’s Men charts the rise of a demagogue, while Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead features an egocentric architect with whom the Republican nominee has said he identifies.

From The Guardian • Jun. 17, 2016

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 Adams, Joseph Quincy

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