Shakespeare's Opposites: The Admiral's Company, 1594-1625

Gurr notes that much more data survive on the Admiral's Men's playhouses, their financial dealings, and the plays they performed than on any other company - although, as he acknowledges later, Henslowe's records are hardly exemplary, or even neat. Since the Admiral's Men were organized around Alleyn, Gurr posits that the plays acquired by the company were intentionally written to exploit the quick change disguises necessitated by having one charismatic leading player, though he was eventually to move away from his role as player to that of manager.