Hedda Gabler Munich at the Königliches Residenz-Theater on 31 January 1891, with Clara Heese as Hedda, though Ibsen was said to be displeased with the declamatory style of her performance. Ibsen’s work had an international following, so that translations and productions in various countries appeared very soon after the publication in Copenhagen and the premiere in Munich. In February 1891 there were two productions: Berlin and Copenhagen. The first British performance was at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 20 April 1891, starring Elizabeth Robins, who directed it with Marion Lea, who played Thea. Robins also played Hedda in the first US production,
Mel and Norma Gabler "Phil Donahue Show" (3 times), ABC's "Nightline", NBC's "Today", CNN's "The Freeman Report", PBS's "The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour", CBS's "Morning News", PBS's former "Firing Line" with William F. Buckley, Jr., Jerry Falwell's "Old-Time Gospel Hour" and CNN's former "Crossfire" with Patrick J. Buchanan. After Mel Gabler's death, columnist Gary North wrote that if one wants "a model of what the 'little guy' can do, begin with the Gablers." Mel and Norma Gabler Melvin Nolan Freeman Gabler (January 5, 1915 – December 19, 2004) and his wife, Norma Elizabeth Rhodes Gabler (June 16, 1923 – July 22, 2007) were campaigners against public