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[[Victor Gouriet]] () was an actor.

== Biography ==

==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

He came to South Africa in 1903 as part of a newly constituted company put together by the Wheeler Brothers. Others in the ensemble were [[Myles Clifton]], [[Maud Marsland]], [[Gertie Lester]] and [[Norah Brocklebank]].

Their first appearance in the country was at the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in Cape Town on 10 August, 1903 and playing a season of plays there that extended to 23 October of that year. The plays performed included ''[[A Country Girl]]'', ''[[The Girl from Kay's]]'', ''[[The School Girl]]'', ''[[The Lady Slavey]]'' and ''[[Three Little Maids]]''.

== 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 [[F.C.L. Bosman|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. 416, 420, 422, 425, 435

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 Their first appearance in the country was at the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in Cape Town on 10 August, 1903 and playing a season of plays there that extended to 23 October of that year. The plays performed included ''[[A Country Girl]]'', ''[[The Girl from Kay's]]'', ''[[The School Girl]]'', ''[[The Lady Slavey]]'' and ''[[Three Little Maids]]''.
-The same company of players (with the addition of [[Arthur Grover]]) is mentioned again when the first performance in the country of ''[[Florodora]]'' (Hall, Boyd-Jones, Rubens and Stuart) opened in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] on 18 July, 1904. The production was a great success and very popular with the public. In 1905 he played "Coquenard" in the original South African production of ''[[Véronique]]'' (Vanloo, Duval and Messager), which opened in the [[Opera House]] on 11 September, as well as subsequent performances of the play in 1905 and 1911.
+The same company of players (with the addition of [[Arthur Grover]]) is mentioned again when the first performance in the country of ''[[Florodora]]'' (Hall, Boyd-Jones, Rubens and Stuart) opened in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] on 18 July, 1904. The production was a great success and very popular with the public. In 1905 he played "Coquenard" in the original South African production of ''[[Véronique]]'' (Vanloo, Duval and Messager), which opened in the [[Opera House]] on 11 September, as well as subsequent performance of the play in 1906 and the [[Wheeler-Edwardes  Gaiety Company]]'s presentation of ''[[Mr Popple]]'' (Rubens), which opened in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town,  on 18 June 1906.
-Gouriet's next appeared in the [[Wheeler-Edwardes  Gaiety Company]]'s presentation of ''[[Mr Popple]]'' (Rubens), which opened in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town,  on 18 June 1906.
+Gouriet is last mentioned in 1911, when he reprised his role as "Coquenard" in another presentation of the popular''[[Véronique]]'' by the Wheeler company, opening on 3 January.
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	Their first appearance in the country was at the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in Cape Town on 10 August, 1903 and playing a season of plays there that extended to 23 October of that year. The plays performed included ''[[A Country Girl]]'', ''[[The Girl from Kay's]]'', ''[[The School Girl]]'', ''[[The Lady Slavey]]'' and ''[[Three Little Maids]]''.		Their first appearance in the country was at the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in Cape Town on 10 August, 1903 and playing a season of plays there that extended to 23 October of that year. The plays performed included ''[[A Country Girl]]'', ''[[The Girl from Kay's]]'', ''[[The School Girl]]'', ''[[The Lady Slavey]]'' and ''[[Three Little Maids]]''.
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		+	The same company of players (with the addition of [[Arthur Grover]]) is mentioned again when the first performance in the country of ''[[Florodora]]'' (Hall, Boyd-Jones, Rubens and Stuart) opened in the [[Good Hope Theatre]] on 18 July, 1904. The production was a great success and very popular with the public. In 1905 he played "Coquenard" in the original South African production of ''[[Véronique]]'' (Vanloo, Duval and Messager), which opened in the [[Opera House]] on 11 September, as well as subsequent performances of the play in 1905 and 1911.
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		+	Gouriet's next appeared in the [[Wheeler-Edwardes Gaiety Company]]'s presentation of ''[[Mr Popple]]'' (Rubens), which opened in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, on 18 June 1906.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-He came to South Africa in 1903 as part of a newly constituted company put together by the Wheeler Brothers. Others in the ensemble were [[Myles Clifton]], [[Maud Marsland]], [[Gertie Lester]] and [[Norah Brocklebank]].
+He came to South Africa in 1903 as part of a newly constituted company put together by the [[Wheeler Brothers]]. Others in the ensemble were [[Myles Clifton]], [[Maud Marsland]], [[Gertie Lester]] and [[Norah Brocklebank]].
 Their first appearance in the country was at the [[Good Hope Theatre]] in Cape Town on 10 August, 1903 and playing a season of plays there that extended to 23 October of that year. The plays performed included ''[[A Country Girl]]'', ''[[The Girl from Kay's]]'', ''[[The School Girl]]'', ''[[The Lady Slavey]]'' and ''[[Three Little Maids]]''.