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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
She was the wife of the stage manager and performer [[Shuter Bland]], hence she is sometimes referred to as [[Mrs Shuter Bland]]
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She was the wife of the stage manager and performer [[Shuter Bland]], hence she is sometimes referred to as [[Mrs Shuter Bland]] or for some unknown reason, as [[Mrs W. Bland]].
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For example, according to a letter dated 22 May 1861 (published in the ''[[The Era]]'' of 30 June, 1861), a "Mr & Mrs [[W. Bland]] & [[Louisa Bland]]", set sail from Bristol on the barque ''Chevy Chase'',  bound for Cape Town, as part of a contingent of performers,  arriving on 7 May. However, in the announcement for the opening of the newly renovated Theatre Royal in Cape Town, published in the ''[[Cape Argus]]'' of 1861,  the names are given as Mr [[Shuter Bland]], [[Mrs Shuter Bland]] and Miss [[Louisa Bland]]. For some strange reason he is listed as '''[[C. Bland]]''' in the Index to [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980), though referred to as [[Mr Bland]] or [[Shuter Bland]] in the text.
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In Parry's announcemnt both [[Shuter Bland]] and [[Mrs Bland]] are described as being "form the Theatres of Bath, Rristol and Newcastle".
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

Revision as of 06:31, 22 September 2021

Mrs Bland (fl 1860s) was a British actress

Biography

She was the wife of the stage manager and performer Shuter Bland, hence she is sometimes referred to as Mrs Shuter Bland or for some unknown reason, as Mrs W. Bland.

For example, according to a letter dated 22 May 1861 (published in the The Era of 30 June, 1861), a "Mr & Mrs W. Bland & Louisa Bland", set sail from Bristol on the barque Chevy Chase, bound for Cape Town, as part of a contingent of performers, arriving on 7 May. However, in the announcement for the opening of the newly renovated Theatre Royal in Cape Town, published in the Cape Argus of 1861, the names are given as Mr Shuter Bland, Mrs Shuter Bland and Miss Louisa Bland. For some strange reason he is listed as C. Bland in the Index to F.C.L. Bosman (1980), though referred to as Mr Bland or Shuter Bland in the text.

In Parry's announcemnt both Shuter Bland and Mrs Bland are described as being "form the Theatres of Bath, Rristol and Newcastle".

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Sources

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.

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