The Arvada enterprise., 1913-11-20
SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION is caused on thu last
tight that the Opera is managed BY De-
sienne and Poligny because of tho ap-
aearance of a ghost. said to have been
n evidence on several previous occasions.
Christine Daae. member of the opera
company, is called upon to fill very
important part and scores a great sue
Tess. Count de Chagny and his brother
Raoul are among those who applaud the
tnSer. Raoul tries to see Christine In
:he dressing room. but is unable to do so
And later discovers that some one Is MAX
ng love to her. She energies alone, ana
apon entering the room he finds 1t empty.
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
iring managers is going on the Opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man
tgers that Box No. is reserved for him.
Box No. is sold with disastrous results
Opera Ghost calling attention to the err
'or. Christine Daae writes Raoul that
abe has gone to visit the. grave OF her
;ather He goes also, and in the night
tollows her to the church. Wonderful
siolin music is heard. Raoul visits a
graveyard. Raoul is found next morning
investigate Box No. and decide to see
he performance of Faust" from front
,eats Of that box. Earlotta, who sings
give the. part t, Christine. Carlotta
refusing. loses her voice in the middle
II a song and the main chandelier
Eoundinf many. Raoul searches for
Christine, who has disappeared. He sees
,er at last, but does not speak, and later
note Is received from her making an
appointment for a masked ball. Raoul
meets Christine at the ball. He sees
person in the disguise of Red Death.
He hears her converting with some one
Nhom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
1ame 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
line relates strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
With Rnoul Raoul announces his inten-
Ion of marrying Christine. which dis
pleases Philippe. In the midst of per-
.ormance the stage Is enveloped In dark
81 her is found. Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
padly for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the first installment Of his
pointed place the sum mysteriously dis
appears: Raoul goes in search Of Chris
known as the Persian The Persian plans
10 aid Raoul in locating Christine and
they gain access to secret chamber.
rhe two find themselves in ,passageway
Christine has undoubtedly been carried
BY Erik. The Persian knows Erik to
built the Opera Also that while the work
was in progress there was built a secret
torture chamber beneath the structure.
From this chamber Raoul and the Per
Erik misses a bag containing valuable
keys. Christine looks into the chamber
and assures Erik that there is no one
there. She discovers that he is ven
triloquist. Erik and the Persian are al
most overcome bv the horrors of this
room, and while searching for means of
release they come upon a barrel of gun
powder Erik had planned to blow up the
Paris Grand Opera and all In attendance
should Christine refuse to be his wife.
They find Christine. Erik returns and by
Hooding the torture-cellar with water
threatens all with death.