Lucia is an Italian girl who plays the violin on the street to the accompaniment of her father's harp. As she sees the gay life about her Lucia becomes dissatisfied with her lot and runs away from home. A great musician hears her playing, ...See moreLucia is an Italian girl who plays the violin on the street to the accompaniment of her father's harp. As she sees the gay life about her Lucia becomes dissatisfied with her lot and runs away from home. A great musician hears her playing, and learning upon questioning her, that she has no parents (for Lucia being ashamed, denies her parentage), adopts her. For a year all goes well and finally the great music master is going to present his protégé at an "at home." Things have not gone well with Lucia's father and mother, however. They are poor and heartbroken and the mother is almost dying when they see the newspaper announcement about the musicale and see their daughter's picture. How poor Lucia's romance was shattered, and how she withstood the shock of her discovery and exposure, are told in the film. Written by
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