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| + | He was the stage manager for [[Sefton Parry]]'s first full professional company in 1861. | ||
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| + | At the end of the 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]]. | ||
== Awards, etc == | == Awards, etc == | ||
Revision as of 05:33, 21 September 2021
Mr C. Bland (fl. 1860s) was an actor and stage manager
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Biography
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He was the stage manager for Sefton Parry's first full professional company in 1861.
At the end of the 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.
Awards, etc
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.
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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