Blanche Stammers

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Contributor	Blanche Stammers
Gender	Female
Nationality	English
Functions	Actor, Performer
Notes	Born to theatrical family appeared on stage from an early age. Toured to Australia with Arthur Garner in 1873 and from 1880 to her death. "her range of characters was considerable, but her somewhat delicate physique of necessity inclined her to light comedy ...her style of acting was distinguished by much gentleness and refinement. Her long experience made her familiar with every resource of the art to which she had devoted herself, and her gracefulness and her perfect taste in dress would have entitled her to the warmest admiration"(Argus 16 July 1883)
Related Contributors	Is child of Mrs Marion Stammers (Actor. Event Dates: 1879 - 1883) Is spouse of Arthur Garner (Actor, Entrepreneur, General Manager, Performer, Producer, Lessee, Adminstrator: Business Manager. Event Dates: 1873 - 1894)
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Benefit for Wybert Reeve, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 7 July 1882 Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Smiles and Tears, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 21 November 1873
	Actor Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Benefit for Wybert Reeve, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 7 July 1882 Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Performer Smiles and Tears, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 21 November 1873
	Arthur Garner - Actor, Entrepreneur, Performer Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Smiles and Tears, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 21 November 1873 George Gordon - Scenic Artist Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Annie Taylor - Actor Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Frank Cates - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Alfred Dampier - Actor Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 J Josephs - Scenic Artist Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Jas E Kitts - Administrator Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Henry Lemmon - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Frederick Marshall - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Dora Santon - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Victorien Sardou - Playwright Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Edwin Shepherd - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Marion Stammers - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 George Warde - Actor, Stage Manager Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 F De Belleville - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 R J Roberts - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Flemming - Actor Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 J R Greville - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 John Hennings - Lessee, Scenic Artist The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Bland Holt - Actor, Actor-Manager Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 B N Jones - Actor Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Marston Leigh - Actor Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Harry Leston - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Stuart O'Brien - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Docy Stewart - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 C H Taylor - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Fred Appleton - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Dion Boucicault - Playwright The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Henry Bracy - Actor Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 B T Brown - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 C Brown - Actor Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Charles Brown - Actor Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Jenny Bryce - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Edouin Bryer - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 A Byrne - Performer Smiles and Tears, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 21 November 1873 Carden - Actor Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 James Carden - Actor Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Eleanor Carey - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 George Conquest - Playwright Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Frederick Coppin - Musical Arranger The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 George Coppin - Lessee The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Lily Dampier - Actor Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Charles Dickens - Playwright Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 John Dunn - Actor Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 William Farren - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Fletcher - Actor Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 E Gladstone - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Harry Grist - Scenic Artist The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Augustus Harris - Writer Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Henry Richard Harwood - Director, Lessee The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 May Howard - Actor Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Jager - Costume Maker The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 H S Jerdan - Actor Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Maynard - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Paul Merritt - Playwright Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Julia Merton - Actor Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Henry Pettitt - Writer Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Wybert Reeve - Actor Benefit for Wybert Reeve, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 7 July 1882 Walter Rice - Conductor Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Harry Sefton - Actor Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Theyre Smith - Performer Smiles and Tears, Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS, 21 November 1873 Maggie Stewart - Actor Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Nellie Stewart - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Richard Stewart - Lessee The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 George S Titheradge - Actor Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 M A Victor - Actor Pluck, or A Story of £50,000, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 7 September 1883 Wallace - Actor Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 Warde - Actor Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 H Warde - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Charles Wheatleigh - Actor The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Susan Wooldridge - Actor Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874
	Lyster and Garner's London Comedy Company Friends, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 15 March 1880 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Friends, Prince of Wales Opera House, Melbourne, VIC, 21 June 1879 Harwood, Stewart, Hennings and Coppin The Shaughraun, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 29 May 1875 Oliver Twist, Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC, 11 May 1874 James Allison [sole lessee] Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 18 December 1879 Friends, Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA, 10 November 1879 Bland Holt Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883 Samuel Lazar [sole entrepreneur] Benefit for Wybert Reeve, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 7 July 1882 Williamson, Garner and Musgrove Mankind, or Beggar your Neighbour, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 19 May 1883
Resources	Article: Blanche Stammers [obituary], The South Australian Register, 17 July 1883, 6 Poster: Mr Arthur Garner and Mrs Blanche Stammers in their unrivalled entertainment Smiles and tears, National Library of Australia, 21 November 1873
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	466214

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