Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Lord Chamberlain's Men emerged in 1594 under the protection of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon. Carey served as the Lord Chamberlain and managed court entertainments for Queen Elizabeth I.
George Carey assumed the role of patron after his father died on the 23rd of July 1596. The group reverted to its original title when he became Lord Chamberlain himself on the 17th of March 1597.
Richard Burbage and his brother Cuthbert dismantled The Theatre on the night of the 29th of December 1598. They worked alongside William Smith, Peter Street, and ten to twelve laborers to transport beams south of the river to form the foundation of the new playhouse.
Richard Burbage played most lead roles including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. William Kempe originated Dog-berry in Much Ado About Nothing and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream before leaving by 1601.
Some supporters commissioned a special performance of Richard II hoping to inspire public unrest against Queen Elizabeth I. Augustine Phillips testified that actors received 40 shillings more than usual fees for performing on the 7th of February.