EVERYBODY'S.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1917, Page 7

EVERYBODY'S.

WONDERFUL PORTRAYAL BY WJLUAM S. HART IN "HATE."

One of the two great passions to which fthi! humanity is heir—love nad hategenerally provides the nucleus of A.:i tiou, hut the average writer preferably uses the softer passion for the purpose of his story. In the romance which is vufolded' ilk the picture on Saturday shown at Everybody's Theatre, howevo:, (lie reverse is the ease, and the name of the picture, "Hate," truly indicates the ruling theme of the story. Coming again into civilisation, after years of gold--1 untiipg toil in the desert. Steve Denton, a virile young fellow, is met by the unscrupulous saloon-keeper, "Ivory" Wei's, who introduces him to the mining townshin, with the ulterior motive of ultimately gaining possession of Steve's gold, v-hich he carries in a belt. Several attempts failing. "Ivory" arranges that an apparently in oeent girl is rough); brought into the saloon and severely maltreated because "she won't do what the other girls do." Steve rushes to l.cr assistance, and deals properly with tcr apparent persecutor. The "innocent" girl, however, successfully leads him to ~„,„!. \n „,„i i-.vnmiscs to leave with him next day. Having freely indulged in ~ inc. Sieve wakes up next morning and realises the state of affairs. With tn<. . Ore of hate permeating hia mind, he i Muets the girl before she can bo re----lied, and lakes her to the desert, where • ~ j. r—wi to l>n"nnio hia servant. Two years elapse, during which time Steve i, •,.,- rf i.vervthiinr. and has gathered round him a band of lawless ruffians. A caravan of Mississippi 1 farmers, in search of gold, is lost in the desert, and is espied by Steve's bai.d. The men of the caravan appeal to Steve for food and water for -their women, but he is unaffected by their distress and orders them away. How Us decision is altered when he. is ,uv ••'»d to w little M»*y .Tunc, "the sunshine of the caravan," who awakens in

ii his heller self, forms the concluding chapter of this absorbing story. The ilm in a Thns. H. Tncc production, and lie leading roles are taken bv the clever 'ilists \V. C. Hart and Bessie Love. The programme aKo includes 11 Ganlvont Graphic," the "Great War" (topi il). '«Tho Temple Grounds at Nam. fnpan" (scenic), and a Mult and Jell comedy.