Hedda Gabler more important than the rational one. Ibsen was interested in the then-embryonic science of mental illness and had a poor understanding by present-day standards. His "Ghosts" is another example of this. Examples of the troubled 19th-century female might include oppressed, but "normal", wilful characters; women in abusive or loveless relationships; and those with some type of organic brain disease. Ibsen is content to leave such explanations unsettled. Bernard Paris interprets Gabler's actions as stemming from her "need for freedom [which is] as compensatory as her craving for power... her desire to shape a man's destiny." The play was performed in
Frank Gabler appeared in one World Series – in 1936. He made two relief appearances against the New York Yankees and posted a 7.20 ERA. Gabler played in the minor leagues as well, from 1932 to 1934, 1939 to 1942, 1946 and 1949 to 1952. He went 59–68 in 313 games over a 12-year minor league career. He managed the Idaho Falls Russets for part of the 1949 season, the Yuma Panthers for part of the 1950 season and the El Centro Imps for part of the 1952 season. Also known as "Dink" Gabler to his family and friends. Frank Gabler Frank