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Which acting company performed Tamburlaine the Great, Doctor Faustus, and The Jew of Malta?
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Christopher Marlowe
Detail of a portrait thought to be of Christopher Marlowe, dated 1585, artist unknown; in the collection of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, England.
The acting company that performed Tamburlaine the Great, Doctor Faustus, and The Jew of Malta was the Admiralās Men.1
This prominent Elizabethan theatrical company was closely associated with Christopher Marlowe and featured the renowned actor Edward Alleyn, who famously portrayed the lead roles in these plays.12