Bland, Maria Theresa

BLAND, Maria Theresa, born of Italian Jewish parents named Romanzini in 1769, made her first appearance in public in 1773 at Hughes's Riding School, and at a more advanced age appeared as a singer on the opening of the Royal Circus (afterwards Surrey Theatre), Nov. 7, 1782, in a pantomime called ‘Mandarina, or, The Refusal of Harlequin.’ She was very favourably received, and was next engaged at the Dublin Theatre, where she became an established favourite. On Oct...