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The First Violin
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Van Dyke Brooke
Von Schultz - an Old Musician
Flora Finch
Helen's Step-Mother
John Bunny
Helen's Step-Father
Helene Costello
Helen - a Little Waif
Maurice Costello
Norma Talmadge
Hazel Neason
Kate Price
Alec B. Francis
Charles Eldridge
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Old Von Shultz, the first violin, finds as he grows older a longing for companionship. Hurrying from the theater the old musician finds little Helen sleeping on the steps of the stage door. He picks her up and takes her to his comfortably furnished home. The old man even grows childish, he is so pleased with the little tot's presence and he gives her the love with which his heart abounds. The next day he learns from the morning papers that Helen's mother and father were lost in a fire. He spends many happy hours with her, playing with her toys. He takes her to rehearsals with him, where she is the pet of the musicians. One year later Helen shows an aptness for the stage. This delights the old musician and the child grows nearer and dearer to his heart. A sad blow, however, comes to him when the Children's Society take the little girl away from him and once more he finds himself a lonely old man.
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1912-02-02
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