Mrs Bland
Mrs Bland (fl 1860s) was a British actress
Usually billed as Mrs Bland, she is sometimes referred to as Mrs Shuter Bland, or, for some unknown reason, as Mrs W. Bland.
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Biography
She was the wife of the British stage manager and performer Shuter Bland, and
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
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.
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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