A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his superior violin with that of another apprentice, Sandro, whom Giannina loves.
Harry Solter
The Judge

Marion Leonard
The Judge's Companion

Charles Avery
Worker / In Crowd

Clara T. Bracy