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

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