The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-22
MUSIC AND THE STAGE.
METROPOLITAN.

The story Of Because She Loved Him
So carries a moral. This would be a
trite enough statement In the abstract,
but coupled with the fact that it has
been adopted from the French of Bison
and Leclercq, it is sufficient to awaken
interest, if not curiosity. William Gillette
has presented US with a French comedy
"Englished" down to that point of refine
ment which teaches a wholesome lesson
to jealous American wiveS-and husbands.
Under the management of Julius Calm,
the play opened to good audience last
night at the Metropolitan. With the rise
of the first curtain the principals of the
following domestic complications are ds-
covered. There are no singing chamber
maid and ardent lover. the footman, to
outline the plot with wealth of repre-
hensible syntax. No, the comedy opens
like the overture Of Western summer
storm from the northwest with cyclonic
indications. There are flashes of light
ming and low rumblings Of distant thun-
der portentous of subsequent cataclysm
and deluge. Alterations of domestic
spats between young married couple
and love interluGeS with cooling and kiss
ing; faint suspicious famed into horrible
certainties and eliminating in grand
finale of domestic crash and bang make
up the first act and set the audience
guessing.
And what is it all about and wherein
lies the moral? Oliver West, young
and successful artist, has married a sus-
picious wife, Gertrude, the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wetherby, a most
worthy, trustful and loving old couple.
In order to secure q night off for her own
advertisement a malicious maid, Susan,
she of the blonde hair, sends both hus-
band and wife into an agony of antago-
nism by sprinkling young Mr.. Vests coat
with frangipanni and depositing two of
her own golden tresses on his coat collar.
Discovery is immediate and the storm
bursts In full fury. Divorce proceedings
are threatened on both sides. To cure
this youthful couple of their folly young
Mr.. Vests parents conspire to present a
scene of domestic trouble, enacted by
themselves-all in sport. But complica-
tons arise in this case, also, and the in
PRODUCTION of a Spanish beauty, Donna
Adeiina Gonzales, does not a little to fill
full the cup of bitterness for all parties
concerned. The curtain falls at last on
thorough explanat ton and earnest con-
triton of Mrs. Oliver West, Because She
Loved Him So"
Thomas David. as Oliver West, is most
acceptable in the part of the injured
husband In short, he presents a char
acter of patience under domestic vicissi-
tude which might well serve as a model to
husbands.
Miss Clara Dickey as Gertrude West,
deserves praise for her most human con-
ception of the part Of volatile. impressl-
bic. yet rather erratic young wife. Sun
shine follows the shadow with each vary
ing phase of suspicion treading fast on
the heels of temporary confidence. The
part is In most excellent hands.
John Dale Murphy is always good and
cheerful In whatever he undertakes. AS
John Wethei by he carries the part sue
cessfully in acting as we'll as talking.
There is a wide distinction between the
two terms. John Wesley. as young
Thomas Wetherby. was boisterous, but
he has a boisterous character to handle