The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-29
"BECA USE SHE LOVED HIM so."
It's First Presentation in New HaveI
 Lnst Night.

Last Night.
 New Haven has had another first performance. Charles Frohman pre- sented a new comedy entitled Be cause She Loved Him so," for the first time at the Hyperion theater last even- ing. The company was made up from MT. Frohman's best forces and the piece was admirably acted. The audi ence was large and most cordial and enthusiastic. It was a very amusing performance and the play will surely be a great success.
 Because She Loved Him So" is an adaptation by William Gillette from the French of Bisson and Leclerq. There are no cleverer compounders of ffarceto- day than these skillful French collabor- aters, and there is no more expert "adapter' than William Gillette. Israel ZangWill in his recent address on the drama which caused so much commo- ton throughout the threatrical com nunitX, said many witty things and among others that English adapters of French play rendered them presehtable by translating "the indecent into the unintelligible' William Gillette has so translated that there is nothing inde- cent and nothing unintelligihle. The original must have passed through a marvellous process of purification or else it is the decent exception in the general rule of vulgarity in French farce. Because She Loved Him So" is genuinely funny and singuarly wholesome and respectable In it's mor- als. It is an unusual sensation to find ones self laughing heartily and un- ashamedly. Possibly the strongest point of refinement is MT. Dodson's act ing of the principal role. He depicts the character of an old man who is amiable and sweet by nature, but who is forced to appear violent and irascble and despicable in situations of the most delicious humor. Dodson has long been recognized as one of the best come- i dians on our stage, but his present per formance places him higher than any thing he has done before. He came to this country with the Kendalls and was seen in this city with them. Since that time he has been with Charles Froh- mans Empire" company. Last win ter he appeared here as Richelieu in "Under the Red Robe" a character somewhat out of the line of parts with which he had long been identified He was generally praised for strong piece of character acting. In the present in- stance he has given us good character 1 study. It seems probable that MT. | Dodson will make a great success with the role.
 The entire company has been care fully chosen. MT. Dodson's Darby has an excellent Joan in Kate Meek She i plays the part of Mrs Weatherby in | perfect taste and with good effect in the ! climaxes Ida Conquest. who has been chosen from the Empire company to 1 play the principal finale role, is pretty 1 and not without humor, although she is a trifle monotonous. Edwin Ardlee l looked handsome as the suspected breaker of commandments Arnold i Daly, who is a promising young actor, l played a trying role with great skill. Margaret Fielding with her rich brogue was amusing in servants role and | Leonara Braham has been imported ] from MT. Frohman's stock company at | the Duke of York's theater in London to play the role of Donna Adelina Con gales. The lesser roles are in compe- tent hands. The piece needs little working into shape and a good deal of cutting in the second act, but the idea is well worked out and the roles are in good hands.
 The performance will be repeated to- night MT. Frohman and MT. Dilling- ham came up from New York to wit ness the production.