Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-08-21
SYNOPSIS.

Conformation is caused on the last
night that the Opera IS managed by De
bienne and Poligny because Of the ap-
pearance Of a ghost, said to have been
In evidence on several previous occasions
Christine Daae. a member Of the opera
company. is called upon to MI very
important part and scores great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his brother
Raoul are among those who applaud the
Singer Raoul tries 20 see Christine in
the dressing room, but IS unable TO do SO
and later discovers that SOME one is max
ing love to her. She energies alone. and
upon entering the room he finds II empty
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
firing managers is going on, the opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man
ayers that Box No. is reserved for him.
Box No. IS sold with disastrous results
The managers receive a letter from the
opera Ghost calling attention to the err
r1r. Christine Daae writes Raoul that
she has gone to visit the grave OF her
father He goes also. and IN the night
follows her TO the church. wonderful
yi0In music IL heard. RaOul visits
graveyard. Raoul IS found next morning
almost frozen, MOncharmiu and Richard
investigate Box No and decide TO see
The performance Of Faust" from front
seats of that box. CarlOtta. VINO sings
the leading part in ''EaUst." is warned 20
give the part to Christine. Carlotta
refusing, loses ner voice In the midGle
1t a song and the main chandelier
crashes down, killing q woman ana
woundirg many. Raoul searches Tor
.rli-ISLtfe, " no mas IlSdD pear et 4lE SIS
nor al last, but does not speak. and later
note Is received from her making an
appointment for masked bail Raout
meets Christine Al the ball He sees
person in the disguise of Red Death.
lie hears her cOuversjnC with some one
whom she calls Erik. R3Oul VISITS
Christine and tells her he knows the
name Of the unseen man whom she calls
tine Angel OF Music. Christine and RaOui
become secretly engaged prior to a polar
ezpedition that Ra5uI is to make Chris
tine relates q strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
with RaOul RaOul announces his inten-
lion Of marrying Christine. which dis
pIaases Philippe. In the midst of a per
Torrance the stage is enVelOped In dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
% her is found. MOnCharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. RaOul searches
madIy for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the first iustallment of his
allowance. and when It is left at an ap
pointed place the sum mySteriOUsly dis
appears. RaOul goes IN search of Chris
known as the Persian. The Persian plans
to aid Raoul in locating Christine and
they gain access to q secret chamber.
The two find themselves in a passa geway
Christine has undoubtedly been carried
by Erik The Persian knows Erik to
have been one of the contractors who
built the Opera. Also that while the work
VAS in progress there was built a secret
torture chamber beneath the structure.
From this chamber RaOul and the Per
sian hear Erik and Christine conversing
Erik misses o bag containing valuable
-aps Christine looks into the chamber
and assures Erik that there is no one
there. She discovers that he Is ven
trilouuist Erik and the Persian are al
most overcome by the horrors of this
ROOM and while searching for means of
rnleasa they come upon a barrel of gun
gRuEiPF