Edward Askew Sothern (April 1, 1826–January 21, 1881), English actor known for his comic roles. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the performing arts. ...

Sothern was born in Liverpool, the son of a merchant. He began acting as an amateur, and in 1849 drifted into a professional engagement with a dramatic company at Saint Helier in Jersey, where he appeared as Claude Melnotte in Bulwer Lytton's Lady of Lyons. Between then and 1858 he played in various companies without particular success, in Birmingham and in America, where he went in 1852. Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough on Merseyside in north west England, on the north side of the Mersey estuary. ... Saint Helier (Jèrriais: St Hélyi) is one of the twelve parishes and the largest town on Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. ... The Lord Lytton Novelist and politician Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (May 25, 1803–January 18, 1873) was an English novelist, playwright, and politician. ...

On May 12, 1858 Tom Taylor's Our American Cousin, a play of no special merit, was brought out in New York, with Sothern in the small part of Lord Dundreary, a caricature of an English nobleman. Legend has it that Sothern was at first reluctant to take this role; it was such a small and unimportant part that he felt it beneath him and feared it might damage his reputation. He mentioned his qualms in conversation with his friend, Joseph Jefferson, who had been cast in the leading role of "Asa Trenchard" in the same production. Jefferson responded with what has become one of the most-quoted lines in theatre history: "There are no small parts, only small actors." Sothern took the role and gradually worked up the humour of this part so that it became the central figure of the play. In 1861, when it was produced at the Haymarket Theatre, in London, he made such a hit that the piece ran for nearly five hundred nights. "Dundreary whiskers", "Piccadilly Weepers" or "Dundrearies", the long sideburns he wore as the character, became the fashion, and Dundreary became a popular recurring character. May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... This article is about the dramatist and editor. ... Our American Cousin is a play in three acts by Tom Taylor. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Jefferson as Rip van Winkle, 1869 Joseph Jefferson (February 20, 1829 - April 23, 1905) was an American actor. ... Haymarket Theatre, ca. ... General Ambrose Burnside, whom sideburns were presumably named after Sideburns are facial hair in front of the ears. ...

At various times Sothern revived the character, which retained its popularity in spite of all the extravagances to which he developed its amusing features; and his name will always be famous in connexion with this role. In TW Robertson's David Garrick (1864) he again had a great success, his acting in the title-part, which he created, being wonderfully effective. He won wide popularity also from his interpretation of Sam Slingsby in Oxenford's Brother Sam (1865). Thomas William Robertson (1829 - 71), dramatist, belonged to a family famous for producing actors. ... Categories: Actor stubs | 1717 births | 1779 deaths | English actors | Lichfield ... John Oxenford (August 12, 1812 - February 21, 1877), English dramatist, was born at Camberwell. ...

Sothern was a born comedian, and off the stage had a passion for practical joking that amounted almost to a mania. His house in Kensington was a resort for people of fashion, and he was as much a favourite in America as in the United Kingdom. He died in London on the 21st of January 1881. Kensington is an area to the west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ...

Sothern had three sons, all actors, the second of them, Edward Hugh Sothern (b. 1859), being prominent on the American stage. Edward Hugh Sothern (1859 - 1933) was an American actor and the son of actor E. A. Sothern. ...

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