 Christopher Beeston joined Worcester's Men in August 1602, after leaving the Lord Chamberlain's Men; another player from that company, John Duke, made the same move sometime in 1602.And in the latter part of that year Worcester's absorbed Oxford's Men, another company that had previously been active mostly as a touring troupe.In February 1603 they played "A Woman Killed with Kindness," often called Heywood's best play.