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E. A. SOTHERN, Sr.
most noted achievement of one
of our leading comedians, to which
alhision was made in a previous
chapter, — the Lord Dundreary of E. A.
Sothern, the elder, — is peculiarly worthy
of remembrance and of being freshly re-
called to the minds of all who witnessed
the performance. I am inclined to believe
that the records of the theatre furnish no
parallel with the experience of the actor
and the public in respect of this imper-
sonation.
Mr. Sothern was a player of ability,
recognized in his profession, before he
became celebrated. The received story
concerning the original production of Tom
Taylors Our American Cousin appears to
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