Memoir of Actor Edward Askew Sothern who Played "Lord Dundreary" in "Our American Cousin" & Player Cigarette Card

T Edgar Pemberton. Memoir of Edward Askew Sothern. London,1890
1932 John Player & Sons Dandies - Lord Dundreary (Piccadilly Weepers) #47

Note: I previously posted a Staffordshire figurine of Edward Sothern as Lord Dundreary

From the internet:
Edward Askew Sothern (1 April 1826 – 20 January 1881) was an English actor known for his comic roles in Britain and America, particularly Lord Dundreary in Our American Cousin. He was also known for his many practical jokes.
As a result of his success in Camille, Sothern was given a part in Tom Taylor's Our American Cousin at Laura Keene's Theatre. This piece would later become famous as the play that Abraham Lincoln was watching when he was assassinated. Sothern's role was Lord Dundreary, a caricature of a brainless English nobleman. At first, he was reluctant to accept the role; it was so small and unimportant that he felt it beneath him and feared it might damage his reputation.