(main source: Hunter)
Admiral's Men (Prince Henry since 1603):
uncertain status till 1594 when, under Henslowe's management, occupied the
Rose. Moved to the Fortune in 1600.
After the death of Prince Henry, they became Palsgrave's Men until 1625.
Chamberlain's (King's Men since 1603):
emerged in 1594 [Lord Hunsdon], occupu teh Cross Keys Inn, the Theatre, teh
Curtain, Globe. After 1608 occupy both Globe and second Blackfriars
Children of the Chapel Royal: from 1576 until
1584 at the Blackfriars, after 1600 in the second Blackfriars. Career as
Children of the [Queen's] Revels: 1600-1608 at the second Blackfriars, and
thereafter in the Whitefriars
Children of St
Paul's cathedral: at their own playhouse between 1575-90 and 1599-1606
Lord Strange's (Lord Derby's since 1593 when
he became 5th Earl of Derby): at the Theatre, the Rose, at Newington
Butts in combination with Admiral's. After 1594, a company patronized by the 6th
Early of Derby (not necessarily the same company as Strange's) performed in the
provinces and occasionally in London
Lady Elizabeth's Men: formed in 1611,
absorbed the Queen's Revels in ?1613, and amalgamated with Prince Charles's Men
in 1615. Thereafter they appear only in provincial records until 1622, when
they begin to play at the Phoenix
Leicester's : mentioned in 1599, at court
1560-3, 1572-83. James Burbage, a Leicester's man, built the Theatre for their
use, and the probably performed there 1576-83
Oxford's Men: operated mainly in the
provinces. In 1602 they were permitted to play in London in combination with
Worcester's Men, at the Boar's Head. The Oxford name seems to disappear at this
point.
Pembroke's Men: active in early 1590s. Played
at the Swan in 1597, and disappeared shortly after
Queen's [Elizabeth's]: set up in 1583,
dominated the London scene until 1588, disintegrated in the plague 1593-4
Sussex's: at court 1573-1583 while their
patron was Lord Chamberlain; achieved two London season 1593-4 under Henslowe's
guidance and then disappeared
Worcerster's Men (Queen Anne's since 1603):
1599-1606 in the Boar's Head, then retreated to the Rose and thence move to the
Red Bull in 1606. When Queen Anne died, they were called the Red Bull company
or Company of the Revels, active 1603-1623
King's Revels: a
boy's company set up in 1607, at the Whitefriars 1608-1609
After 1625:
Queen Henrietta's
Men: at the Phoeniz 1625-9, at the Salisbury Court 1637-42
King's Revels: a mixed adult and children's
company (sometimes called the Children of the revels) playing at Salisbury
Court, and perhaps at the Fortune 1630-6
Beeston's Boys (also King and Queen's Young
Comapny) : at the Phoenix 1637-42
[]=not from Hunter
19 playhouses, not
simultaneous
Public, outdoor
|
Name |
Chronology |
Companies |
|
Boar's Head Inn |
c.1557-, converted
into a playhouse 1598-9, [Aldgate (East)] |
combined Oxford's
and Worcester's; Queen Anne's, perhaps Prince Charles's |
|
Bull Inn |
-1594 |
|
|
[Red Lion] |
[only in 1567, in
a farm in Stepney] |
|
|
[Saracen's Head] |
[centre of city] |
|
|
[Bell Inn] |
|
|
|
Theatre |
1576-1598/9 |
Leicester's,
Chamberlain's (1594-) |
|
Curtain |
c. 1578- (a little
south of the Theatre) |
Between 1585 and
1592 the profits of theatre and Curtain wre shared. 1602-9 Queen Anne's;
1621-3 Prince Charles |
|
Cross Keys Inn |
1579-1594 [centre
of city] [1594 Privy
Council banned all playing in city inns] |
Queen Elizabeth's,
Chamberlain's |
|
[Newington Butts] |
[south off
Southwark ] |
|
|
Rose |
1587- South Bank |
1594-1600
Admiral's home |
|
Swan |
1595/6 South Bank,
after 1597 decline into occasional |
Pembroke's |
|
Globe |
1599, rebuilt in
1617 |
Lord
Chamberlain's, later King's Men |
|
Fortune |
1600- rebuilt 1623
[north off city] |
built by Allen and
Henslowe [gallery ranges in the form of a square]. Admiral's, Prince Henry's,
Palsgrave's, second King Revel's |
|
Red Bull |
c. 1605- [north
west off city] |
Queen Anne's
-1617, then Prince Charles's |
|
Hope |
1614- (converted
from an old Bear Garden, South Bank) |
plays and
bear-baiting, Lady Elizabeth's, Prince Charles's |
Private playhouses
|
Name |
Chronology |
Companies |
|
Paul's |
back to c. 1552,
opened sometimes in 1570s |
small, possibly
round theatre Children of St Paul's |
|
Blackfriars |
1576 |
Children of the
Chapel (later of the Queen's Revels) |
|
second Blackfriars |
converted by
Burbages 1596-7, |
leased to Children
of the Revels in 1600; King's Men 1608-1642 |
|
Whitefriars |
c. 1607-1613 |
Children of the
Revels, the first King's Revels, Lady Elizabeth's |
|
Phoenix / Cockpit |
1617- in Drury
Lane |
Queen Anne's
1617-19, Prince Charle's 1619-22, Lady Elizabeth's 1622-25, Queen Henrietta
1625-37, Beeston's Boys 1637-39 |
|
Salisbury Court |
1630- |
second King's
Revels, Prince Charles's, Queen Henrietta |
around
1585
The
Theatre Queen
Elizabeth's (2 Sevend Deadly Sins
The
Rose Admiral's
(Tamburlaine 1587)
? Strange's
(Spanish Tragedy)
Bull
Inn Queen
Elizabeth's (Famous Victories of Henry V 1583x1588)
Paul's Children
of St Paul (Lyly's Gallathea, in 1587 Mother Bombie )
Blackfriars
Children
of the Chapel (Peel's Arraignment of Paris 1581x1584)
around
1595
The
Theatre Queen
Elizabeth's (Tragedy of Locrine 1591x1595)
Chamberlain's
(KJ 1591x1598, LLL 1594x95, R2 1594x95, MND 1595)
The
Rose Admiral's/Q.
Anne's (Four Prentices of London)
Admiral
(Massacre at Paris 1593)
? Sussex's
(Titus 1594)
The
Swan Pembroke's
(Isle of Dogs 1597)
The
Curtain Chamberlain
(1H4 1597x98, Wiv, Ado; Everyman in his Humour 1598)
around
1600, specifically from 1603
Globe Chamberlain
(Henry V ?, Everyman
out 1599; Ham 1600x1601
Rose Admiral's
(Shoemaker's 1599;
Rose? Worcerster's
(Heywood's Woman Killed with Kindness 1603
Paul's Children
of St Paul's (Marston's Antonio and Mellida 1599x1600)
Blackfriars Children
of the Revels (Chapman's All Fools 1599x1604)
Children
of the Chapel (Jonson's Cynthia's Revels)
Fortune? Admiral's
Fortune Prince
Henry (When You See me
1603x1605)
?Boar's
Head Worcester
(How a Man may choose a Good Wife 1601x1602)
The
Curtain
Red
Bull Queen
Anne's (Heywood If You Know not me 1603x1605)
Phoenix Queen
Anne's (Heywood If You Know not me 1603x1605)
Whitefriars Children
of the Revels
The
Swan
Ten
or eleven playhouses simultaneously in 1604 or in 1607
Until
1608, outdoor, public = adult comanies; indoor, private = child actors
from
1615 to 1625
Basically
these three:
Globe + Blackfriars King's
Men
Phoenix (1617-) Prince
Charle's
[Phoenix /Cockpit in Drury Lane competed with
Blackfriars for the elite market]
Red Bull Queen
Anne's
also
the Hope Lady
Elizabeth's
Fortune
Palsgrave's
from
1625 to 1642
the
Phoenix Queen
Henrietta's
Globe
+ Blackfriars King's
Men
Salisbury
Court
Red
Bull
Fortune