George Bland (actor) dating history

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George Bland (c.1758–1807) was an Irish-stage actor and singer. He was the son of the actor Francis Bland and the actress Grace Phillips and the brother of Dorothea Jordan. Abandoning planned studies at Oxford University he appeared as an actor in the provinces, was on the payroll at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London in 1786 but appeared in no known roles. He continued to act at in the North of England at Leeds and Liverpool while his sister lobbied the Drury Lane management to give him permanent employment. He was at last hired in 1790 and became a member of the Drury Lane company until 1795, also appearing at the Haymarket in the summer.