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-[[Frederick Mouillot]] and his visiting company were first introduced to Cape Town audiences in  April, 1902, by local impresario '''[[Frank de Jong]]''', the repertoire including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show they seem to have given the broad title of ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. The [[Mouillot Company]] was also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]], and included such performers as [[William Cromwell]], [[Chas. R. Sweet]],  [[Franck Celli]], [[John le Hay]] and [[Katie Seymour]].
+===[[Frederick Mouillot's Musical Comedy Company]]===
 They next started a return season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903. The pieces performed in 1902-3 included ''[[Falka]]'', ''[[Gentleman Joe]]'', ''[[Bluebell in Fairyland]]'', ''[[The Belle of New York]]'',  ''[[La Poupee]]'' and ''[[Morocco Bound]]''. The company also presented a few plays featuring [[Leonard Rayne]] (''[[In the Ranks]]'', ''[[My Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Eternal City]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Liars]]'' and ''[[Trilby]]'').
 In 1909 the British [[Electric Theatres]] company expanded overseas by initiating the establishment of permanent cinemas in South Africa through '''[[Natal Electric Theatres Ltd.]]''', which opened the first [[Electric Theatre]] in South Africa in Durban on 29 July 1909. [[Frederick Mouillot|Mouillot]] went on to run the South African theatre chain and the company eventually had at least five [[bioscope]]s (or cinemas) in South Africa, including a Theatre de Luxe in Cape Town, and a dedicated cinema in Durban for "Coloured People Only" (primarily Indians).

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-[[Frederick Mouillot]] and his visiting company were first introduced to Cape Town audiences in  April, 1902, by local impresario '''[[Frank de Jong]]''', the repertoire including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show they seem to have given the broad title of ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. The [[Mouillot Company]] was also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]].
+[[Frederick Mouillot]] and his visiting company were first introduced to Cape Town audiences in  April, 1902, by local impresario '''[[Frank de Jong]]''', the repertoire including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show they seem to have given the broad title of ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. The [[Mouillot Company]] was also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]], and included such performers as [[William Cromwell]], [[Chas. R. Sweet]],  [[Franck Celli]], [[John le Hay]] and [[Katie Seymour]].
-They next started a season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903, with a company that featured performers such as [[Franck Celli]], [[John le Hay]] and [[Katie Seymour]].
+They next started a return season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903. The pieces performed in 1902-3 included ''[[Falka]]'', ''[[Gentleman Joe]]'', ''[[Bluebell in Fairyland]]'', ''[[The Belle of New York]]'',  ''[[La Poupee]]'' and ''[[Morocco Bound]]''. The company also presented a few plays featuring [[Leonard Rayne]] (''[[In the Ranks]]'', ''[[My Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Eternal City]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Liars]]'' and ''[[Trilby]]'').
 In 1909 the British [[Electric Theatres]] company expanded overseas by initiating the establishment of permanent cinemas in South Africa through '''[[Natal Electric Theatres Ltd.]]''', which opened the first [[Electric Theatre]] in South Africa in Durban on 29 July 1909. [[Frederick Mouillot|Mouillot]] went on to run the South African theatre chain and the company eventually had at least five [[bioscope]]s (or cinemas) in South Africa, including a Theatre de Luxe in Cape Town, and a dedicated cinema in Durban for "Coloured People Only" (primarily Indians).

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-[[Frederick Mouillot]] and his visiting company were first introduced to Cape Town audiences in  April, 1902, by local impresario '''[[Frank de Jong]]''', the repertoire including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show they seem to have given the broad title of ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. The [[Mouillot Company]] was also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]], and they next started a season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903. The plays they did included ''[[Falka]]'', ''[[Gentleman Joe]]'', ''[[Bluebell in Fairyland]]'', ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' and ''[[La Poupee]]''. The company also presented a few plays featuring [[Leonard Rayne]] (''[[In the Ranks]]'', ''[[My Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Eternal City]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Liars]]'' and ''[[Trilby]]'').
+[[Frederick Mouillot]] and his visiting company were first introduced to Cape Town audiences in  April, 1902, by local impresario '''[[Frank de Jong]]''', the repertoire including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show they seem to have given the broad title of ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. The [[Mouillot Company]] was also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]].
 In 1909 the British [[Electric Theatres]] company expanded overseas by initiating the establishment of permanent cinemas in South Africa through '''[[Natal Electric Theatres Ltd.]]''', which opened the first [[Electric Theatre]] in South Africa in Durban on 29 July 1909. [[Frederick Mouillot|Mouillot]] went on to run the South African theatre chain and the company eventually had at least five [[bioscope]]s (or cinemas) in South Africa, including a Theatre de Luxe in Cape Town, and a dedicated cinema in Durban for "Coloured People Only" (primarily Indians).

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-[[Frederick Mouillot]] and his visiting company were first introduced to Cape Town audiences in  April, 1902, by local impresario '''[[Frank de Jong]]''', the repertoire including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show they seem to have given the broad title of ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. The [[Mouillot Company]] was also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]], and they next started a season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903. The plays they did included ''[[Falka]]'', ''[[Gentleman Joe]]'', ''[[Bluebell in Fairyland]]'', ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' and ''[[La Poupee]]''. The company also presented a few plays featuring [[Leonard Rayne]] (''[[In the Ranks]]'', ''[[My Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Eternal City]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Liars]]'' and ''[[Trilby]]''.
+[[Frederick Mouillot]] and his visiting company were first introduced to Cape Town audiences in  April, 1902, by local impresario '''[[Frank de Jong]]''', the repertoire including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show they seem to have given the broad title of ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. The [[Mouillot Company]] was also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]], and they next started a season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903. The plays they did included ''[[Falka]]'', ''[[Gentleman Joe]]'', ''[[Bluebell in Fairyland]]'', ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' and ''[[La Poupee]]''. The company also presented a few plays featuring [[Leonard Rayne]] (''[[In the Ranks]]'', ''[[My Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Eternal City]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Liars]]'' and ''[[Trilby]]'').
 In 1909 the British [[Electric Theatres]] company expanded overseas by initiating the establishment of permanent cinemas in South Africa through '''[[Natal Electric Theatres Ltd.]]''', which opened the first [[Electric Theatre]] in South Africa in Durban on 29 July 1909. [[Frederick Mouillot|Mouillot]] went on to run the South African theatre chain and the company eventually had at least five [[bioscope]]s (or cinemas) in South Africa, including a Theatre de Luxe in Cape Town, and a dedicated cinema in Durban for "Coloured People Only" (primarily Indians).

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 In 1908, when the [[Electric Theatres]] company was founded in London by Joseph Jay Bamberger, Mouillot became one of the early directors of the British company and remained one till his death in 1911, overseeing its South African activities among other responsibilities.
-As a playwright, he was part author, with his friend the judge and playwright Edward Abbott Parry, of ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'' (1905),  ''[[What’s the Matter with London?]]'' (??) and ''[[The Captain of the School]]'' (1910).
+As a playwright, he was part author, with his friend the judge and playwright Edward Abbott Parry (1863–1943)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Abbott_Parry], of ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'' (1905),  ''[[What’s the Matter with London?]]'' (??) and ''[[The Captain of the School]]'' (1910).
 He unexpectantly died of a heart attack on 5th August 1911.

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 [[Frederick Mouillot]] and his visiting company were first introduced to Cape Town audiences in  April, 1902, by local impresario '''[[Frank de Jong]]''', the repertoire including a production of ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' (Morton) and  a variety show they seem to have given the broad title of ''[[The World's Entertainment]]''. The [[Mouillot Company]] was also referred to at times as the [[Mouillot-De Jong Company]], and they next started a season of musical comedy and light opera at the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, in December of 1902, running into 1903. The plays they did included ''[[Falka]]'', ''[[Gentleman Joe]]'', ''[[Bluebell in Fairyland]]'', ''[[The Belle of New York]]'' and ''[[La Poupee]]''. The company also presented a few plays featuring [[Leonard Rayne]] (''[[In the Ranks]]'', ''[[My Sweetheart]]'', ''[[The Eternal City]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Liars]]'' and ''[[Trilby]]''.
-In 1909 the British [[Electronic Theatres]] company expanded overseas by initiating the establishment of permanent cinemas in South Africa through '''[[Natal Electric Theatres Ltd.]]''', which opened the first [[Electric Theatre]] in South Africa in Durban on 29 July 1909. [[Frederick Mouillot|Mouillot]] went on to run the South African theatre chain and the company eventually had at least five [[bioscope]]s (or cinemas) in South Africa, including a Theatre de Luxe in Cape Town, and a dedicated cinema in Durban for "Coloured People Only" (primarily Indians).
+In 1909 the British [[Electric Theatres]] company expanded overseas by initiating the establishment of permanent cinemas in South Africa through '''[[Natal Electric Theatres Ltd.]]''', which opened the first [[Electric Theatre]] in South Africa in Durban on 29 July 1909. [[Frederick Mouillot|Mouillot]] went on to run the South African theatre chain and the company eventually had at least five [[bioscope]]s (or cinemas) in South Africa, including a Theatre de Luxe in Cape Town, and a dedicated cinema in Durban for "Coloured People Only" (primarily Indians).
 Unfortunately badly advised short-term policies (such as the importing of films worn out through use on the English circuit), and  possibly the death of Mouillot in 1911, led to the particular company’s demise by 1911.

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 ==Biography==
-Born Frederick Charles Arthur Mouillot in Suffolk Street, Dublin on 31st May 1864 to a family which had a French aristocratic pedigree, he  began his career working for touring stock companies. His first professional appearance was at the Princess’s Theatre, Glasgow as a utility player and by 1883 he was appearing in name roles, e.g.  in ''[[Lady Grey]]'' at the New Royal Theatre in Bristol.
+Born Frederick Charles Arthur Mouillot in Suffolk Street, Dublin on 31st May 1864 to a family which had a French aristocratic pedigree, he  began his career working for touring stock companies. His first professional appearance was at the Princess’s Theatre, Glasgow as a utility player and by 1883 he was appearing in name roles, e.g.  in ''[[Lady Jane Grey]]'' (Rowe) at the New Royal Theatre in Bristol.
 In 1885, at the age of twenty-one, he formed a theatrical company with Mr. H.H. Morell and purchased the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, which had opened in 1882. Continuing to act, he now became a manager as well and during the 1890s the Morell and Mouillot business expanded dramatically.