The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-08-08
SYNOPSIS.

Consideration is caused on the last
night that the Opera is managed by De
bienne and Poligny because OF the ap-
peerance OF a ghost, said to have been
In evidence on several previous occasions
Christine Daae. member of the opera
company. Is called upon to I'LL very
important part and scores great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his brother
RaOul are among those who applaud the
singer Raoul tries to see Christine In
the dressing room, but is unable TO DO 50
and later discovers that some one Is max
ing love to her. She emerges 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 letter from the
Opera Ghost calling attention 10 the eT-
ror. Christine Daae writes Raoul that
she has gone to visit the grave OF her
father He goes also, and in the night
violin music is heard. Raoul visits a
graveyard. Raoul IS found next morning
almost frozen. Mcncharmin and Richard
investigate Box No, and decide TO see
seats OF that box. Carlotta. who sings
the leading part in Faust" is warned to
give the, part to Christine Cari9 },Ia
refusing. loses her voice in the middle
OF n song and the main chandelier
crashes down. killing woman and
woundng many. Raoul searches FOR
her at last, but does not speak. and later
n note Is received from her making an
appointment for a masked ball FaOul
meets Christine at the ball. He sees a
person in the disguise OF Red Death
Re hears her conversing with some one
whom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name OF the unseen man whom she calls
the Angel OF Music Christine and Raoul
become secretly engaged prior to polar
expedition that Raoul is to make. Chris
tine relates q strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
with RaouI Raoul announces his inten-
ton of marrying Christine. which dis
nleases Philippe In the midst of a per-
Torrance the stage is envelOped in dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
Of her IS found. Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
yuaHfy for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the first installment of his
allowance and when 1t 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
20 aid Raoul In locating Christine and
they gain access to secret chamber
The two find themselves in passageway
which they expect will lead to where
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
was In progress there was built secret
torture chamber beneath the structure
From this chamber Raoul and the Per
sian hear Erik and Christine Conversing
Erik misses q bag containing valuable
keys. Christine looks into the chamber
and assures Erik that there Is no one
here. She discovers that he is a ven
triloquist. Erik and the Persian are al
most overcome by the horrors of tins
room and while searching for means Of
release they come upon barrel of gun