- Date:
- 1865
- Original Format:
- Glass Negative Print
- Item#:
- MES10958
Edward A. Sothern (c.1830-1881)
Edward Askew Sothern, born in England, was an actor. His real name was Douglas Stewart. He made his theater debut in the U.S., at the National Theatre in Boston, as Dr. Pangloss, in 1852. Sothern had a great hit as Lord Dundreary in "Our American Cousin," with Laura Keene's Theatre in New York. Sothern appeared in England in 1861 at the Haymarket Theatre, where he performed Lord Dundreary for 477 performances in one season.