The Fiddler’s Requiem 113 years old

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."

Credits

J.P. McGowan as

Sidney Olcott as

Gene Gauntier as

Robert G. Vignola as

The Fiddler’s Requiem Cast

Name	Character
J.P. McGowan He was 31, 72 years old when he died
Sidney Olcott He was 37, 76 years old when he died
Gene Gauntier She was 25, 81 years old when she died
Robert G. Vignola He was 28, 71 years old when he died

The Fiddler’s Requiem Crew

Name	Department
Sidney Olcott as Director. He was 37 (76) years old when He died	Directing
Gene Gauntier as Writer. She was 25 (81) years old when She died	Writing

The Fiddler’s Requiem (113 years)

Release day: Wednesday, May 03, 1911
Runtime: 13 minutes