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King's Men

American  

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 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

I had hoped Ripley was the Yorkshire town namechecked in All The King’s Men by Wild Beasts, so I could link to it.

From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2019

Apparently the intention of Henslowe and Rosseter was to form a company strong enough to compete on equal terms with the King's Men.

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

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