*SIGNED* E H Sothern Envelope Flap, Grand Hotel Des Trois-Couronnes Vevey Switz

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*SIGNED* E H Sothern Envelope Flap, Grand Hotel Des Trois-Couronnes Vevey Switzerland
Edward Hugh Sothern (December 6, 1859 – October 28, 1933)
was an American actor who specialized in dashing, romantic leading roles and particularly in Shakespeare roles.
In 1904, he began an extremely successful partnership with actress Julia Marlowe, beginning with their appearances as the title roles in Romeo and Juliet, Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, and the leads in Hamlet. They toured all over the U.S. in these plays, adding The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night to their repertoire in 1905. Unhappy with their compensation from their manager, Charles Frohman, they continued under the management of the Shubert Brothers, from then on receiving a percentage of the profits. In 1906, together with Marlowe, he played the Duc d'Alençon in Percy MacKaye's Jeanne d'Arc, the title role in Sudermann's John the Baptist and Heinrich in The Sunken Bell, receiving favorable reviews: "He plays the idealist thoughtfully and intelligently.... He plays it with a fire and enthusiasm that approach closely to genius." By this time, Marlowe and Sothern were known as the premier Shakespearean actors in their day. Sothern was particularly admired as Benedick and Malvolio.
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