Mrs Bland

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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.

In Parry's announcement of their arrival as part of his company in 1861, both Shuter Bland and Mrs Bland are described as being "form the Theatres of Bath, Bristol 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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