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| − | Mr [[C. Bland]] (fl. 1860s) was an actor and stage manager
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| − | == Biography ==
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| − | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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| − | He was the stage manager for [[Sefton Parry]]'s first full professional company in 1861-1862, as well as being something of an intellectual, for example giving lectures for the [[Mechanic's Institute]] (among them a lecture on Theodore Hook's play ''[[Trial by Jury]]'' on 11 May 1861).
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| − | As an actor he is specifically mentioned as playing "Friday" in the pantomime of ''[[Robinson Crusoe, or The King of the Caribbee Islands]]''
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| − | At the end of the first season, on 14 November 1861, the company did a special benefit performance for him, with performances of ''[[The Momentous Question]]'' (Fitzball) and ''[[Dominique the Deserter, or The Gentleman in Black]]'' (Murray), with a dance by [[Miss Powell]] and a performance by the band of the [[Cape Royal Rifles]].
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| − | Another benefit, this time a farewell one for Mr and Mrs Bland, was held on 11 April, 1862, with performances of ''[[All is not Gold that Glitters]]'' and ''[[The Omnibus, or A Convenient Distance]]''
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| − | Bland's wife, billed as "[[Mrs Bland]]", was also a performer for the [[Sefton Parry]] company in 1861, ''inter alia'' playing "Emilia" in ''[[Robert Macaire, or L'Auberge des Adrits]]'' (Selby).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 100, 102, 108-113.
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| − | [[William Groom]]. 1899-1900. Drama in Cape Town. ''Cape Illustrated Magazine'', 10(4): 478-481, 517-520, 547-552, 580-584, 640-643, 670-672, 706-708.
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