Views and Film Index (1910)

THE FILM INDEX. /8 ■’ 1 ■Essanay Films Trade Mark I I I I I I I I I I ■ I I I I i THIS STRONG DRAMATIC OFFERING THIS WEEK’S WESTERN FEATURE Release of Wednesday, June 22 “A Victim of Hate” (Length, approx. 988 feet) This is another big social drama from oiir Chicago studios. Don’t overlook it. Handsome posters from your ex¬ change or from us. “A VICTIM OF HATE” Release of Saturday, June 25 “The Forest Ranger” (Length, approx. 969 feet) This is an intensely dramatic story of the ways and wiles of Western timber thieves and the dramatic epi¬ sodes of the forest ranger, Uncle Sam’s protector of forests. Don’t linger — book it noiu! \ Essanay Film Go. FACTORY and STUDIOS 1333 ARGYLE ST. OFFICE 435 NORTH CLARK ST. . CHICAGO and LONDON, 5 NEW COMPTON ST. W. C. ESSANAY FILM MFG. CO. “A VICTIM OF HATE.” — Harry McAMison, a degen¬ erate young man, is in love with Dorothy Van Ha¬ gen, a very close friend of his sister Gladys. As yet he has never made a proposal but has worshipped her secretely from afar. The day our story opens, how¬ ever, when he finds Dorothy and he alone in the lat¬ ter’s library, he weakly confesses his love and en¬ deavors to take her in his arms. She reproaches him and tells him she does not love him. Then Gladys enters, she bows her adieu, and goes out. The following evening Harry and his sister attend a party at the Van Hagen’s. During the evening Harry haunts the presence of Dorothy much to her dis¬ like and nettles him in refusing to give him a dance and then straightway offering her arm to young Al¬ gernon Trevost, her sweetheart. McAllison watches them with envious eyes, and intense feeling of hatred in his heart. A moment later Trevost and Dorothy enter, seek a secluded spot in the conservatory, but within view of McAllison and exchange kisses and caresses. A scene follows in which Dorothy orders young McAllison from the house. The next day McAllison, still smarting under Doro¬ thy’s reproach racks his brain for some method of revenge. Suddenly a plan frames Itself in his thought. He knows of a certain gambling resort, notorious for its wickedness and vice, to which he plans, by a clev¬ er ruse, to lure Dorothy, at the same time, dispatch¬ ing an anonymous note to Trevost, explaining that if the latter desires to know the real character of the woman he loves to visit No. 996 Rennert Street at nine o’clock that evening. The other note to Dor¬ othy dispatched shortly before the appointed time asks that she call at 996 Rennert Street where Gladys McAllison is suddenly taken ill. The note is signed by Harry McAllison. This plan, carefully pre-arranged and timed and is denounced to the minute, works out smoothly. Dorothy unsuspectingly enters the trap and is denounced by Trevost, who believes her to be an habitue of the place. In her innocence and misunderstanding she stumbles bewilderingly about the room and is soon surrounded by a crowd of flashy women. Trevost, unable to stand it longer, runs from the place and McAllison, who from a quiet corner has watched all, runs forward and catches Dorothy in his arms. She has fainted. He carries her out and places her ten¬ derly in a cab, giving the driver her address. The next day a note from Mrs. Van Hagen, urging Gladys to call on Dorothy immediately, is received by the latter. At the Van Hagen’s Gladys sees Dor¬ othy, who has suffered a severe nervous shock from the ordeal and who is confined to her bed. Dorothy is too ill to explain and Gladys in departing has re¬ ceived no hint that her brother was implicated in the hateful conspiracy. A few days later, Harry, who has suffered an ex¬ cruciating remorse, makes a confession to his sister, explaining that it was he who caused the separation of Dorothy and her lover. He wants her to intercede for him with Dorothy and to win her forgiveness. Gladys is horron stricken and finds explanation for the note received by her earlier in the day from Mrs. Van Hagen. It reads: "My dearest Gladys: “Dorothy is still too weak to talk of the sad events of a week ago, but Mr. Trevost is now con¬ vinced Dorothy was the victim of some horrible plot. He will call upcn you in hopes you can help solve the mystery. "Mrs. Anna Van Hagen.” A moment later Trevost is ushered in. After a few words Harry comes in and confesses to Trevost that it was he who invented the scheme of Dorothy’s down¬ fall. The outraged lover is hardly able to resist the temptation to choke the degenerate perpetrator of the monstrous outrage. Gladys pleads with him and he bows to her and goes out. A few moments later Harry and Gladys drive to the Van Hagen residence and are ushered into the pres¬ ence of Dorothy. Dorothy forgives him and he and Gladys depart. Young Trevost then enters and taking his sweet¬ heart in his arms tenderly presses a kiss to her lips. The reconcilliation has been established. "THE' FOREST RANGER. — The scene in a backwoods hut, the home of Dave Barlow and his step¬ daughter, Anna. Barlow is one of a party of timber thieves who have been owrking stealthily and to good profit in the government forest reserves on which property they live. Barlow and his crowd have as¬ sembled and are preparing to make another cutting. Anna tries to pursuade her father not to commit the crime, describing the penalty which means imprison¬ ment if he is caught. He is abusive and the crowd goes out. The next scene shows them, marking certain trees which are to be cut. We leave them here and show the office of the Uni¬ ted States Marshal of the district. A letter has just been received, stating that timber thieves are busy on the government land. After reading the letter the marshal calls one of his deputies, gives him the as¬ signment to run down the men, and the latter leaves. We next find Charles Wentworth, the deputy reconnoitering about Barlow’s place. Satisfied that this latter is one of the miscreants he goes to the door and knocks. The door is opened by Anna, who, be¬ ing questioned if her father is in, opens the door to the stranger and invites him in. Barlow, who is half drunk, greets him with a nod and Wentworth asks for a night’s lodgings. Barlow is suspicious but gives an affirmative answer and some time later ushers the guest into a spare bedroom. During the night Barlow, convinced that Wentworth is a spy, resolves that “dead men tell no tales” and