the other main theatre where shakespeare's original plays were performed was the second blackfriars theatre, an indoor theatre built by james burbage, father of richard burbage, and impresario of the lord chamberlain's men. however, neighborhood protests kept burbage from using the theater for the lord chamberlain's men performances for a number of years. after the lord chamberlain's men were renamed the king's men in 1603, they entered a special relationship with the new court of king james. performance records are patchy, but it is known that the king's men performed seven of shakespeare's plays at court between 1 november 1604 and 31 october 1605, including two performances of "the merchant of venice". in 1608 the king's men (as the company was then known) took possession of the blackfriars theatre. after 1608, the troupe performed at the indoor blackfriars theatre during the winter and the globe during the summer. the indoor setting, combined with the jacobean vogue for lavishly staged masques, created new conditions for performance which enabled shakespeare to introduce more elaborate stage devices. in "cymbeline", for example, jupiter descends "in thunder and lightning, sitting upon an eagle: he throws a thunderbolt. the ghosts fall on their knees." plays produced at the indoor theater presumably also made greater use of sound effects and music.