The Fiddler’s Requiem

The Fiddler’s Requiem — Plot

The old musician playing his fiddle in his garret home dreams of his youth and his lost love. As the past unfolds itself he sees his sweetheart, Dolores, forced by her parents to sign a contract of marriage with Don Carlos, and he again reads over in memory her message of farewell: "My on Love, This is my marriage ever, the death day of my soul. I cannot go without one last farewell to you, whom I will never see again. Wait for ma by the lake until you hear the bells chime. Yours in spirit until death, Dolores." Meeting her at the lake as requested, she gives him her old violin, saying, "I have breathed my soul into this violin. Whene'er it plays, it is my soul that speaks."

• Release date
• May 3, 1911
• Runtime
• 13 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Sidney Olcott

The Fiddler’s Requiem — Cast

Gene Gauntier Dolores J.P. McGowan Dolores' father Robert G. Vignola Dolores' fiance Sidney Olcott Notary Alice Hollister Bridesmaid Kenean Buel J.J. Clark The Fiddler