The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-11-01
SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION 10 caused on the last
night that the Opera Is managed by De-
bienne and Poligny because OF the APP
Pearance OF ghost. said to have been
In evidence on several previous occasions.
Chriatine Daae, a member OF the opera
company Ii called upon to NIL 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 10 DO SO
and later discovers that some one Is max.
ing love to her. She energies alone, ana
upon entering the room he finds 1t empty.
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
Ghost appears and informs the new man
ayers that Box No. Is reserved for him.
Box No. Is sold with disastrous results.
Opera Ghost calling attention to the err.
ror Christine Daae writes Raoul thar
she has gone to visit the grave OF her
father. He goes also. and in the night
violin music Is heard. Raoul visits
graveyard. Raoul is found next morning
investigats Box No. s and decide to see
the performance OF Faust rom front
seats OF that box. Carlotta. who sings
the leading part In "Faust," Is warned TO
refusing, loses her voice In the middle
OF song and the main chandelier
crashes down. killing woman anu
wounding many, Raoul searches for
Christine. who has disappeared He sees
her at last. but does not speak. and later
note IL received from her making an
appointment for masked ball. Raoui
meets Christine at the ball. He sees
person in the disguise OF Red Death.
lie hears her cOnversing with some one
whom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christine and tells her nc knows the
name OF the unseen man whom she calis
the Angel Of Music. Christine and Raoul
become secretly engaged prior TO polar
expedition that Raoul is to make. Chris
tine relates a strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
with Raoul Raoul announces his lnten-
ti9n OF marrying Christine, which dis
pltGses Philippe. In the midst or per-
sormance the stage is enveloped In dark
hess and Christine disappears. No trace
OF her is found Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely. Raoul searches
madly for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the first installment OF his
allowance. and when II Is left mt an ap-
pointed place the sum mysteriously dis
appears. Raoul goes in search of Chris
tine, He meets u mysterious person
known as the Persian. The Persian plans
TO aid Raoul in locating Christine and
they gain access to II secret chamber.
The two find themselves in n. passageway
Which they expect VII iead 10 wneps
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 n secret
torture chamber beneath the structure.
From this chamber Raoul and the Per-
sian near ERIK ana Christine cOnVersing.
Erik misses n bag containing valuable
keys. Christine looks into the chamber
and assures Erik that there is no one
there. She discovers that he lie a ven
triloquist. Erik and the Persian are nj
most overcome by the horrors of this
room. and while searching for means OF
release they come upon 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
flooding the torture-cellar with water
threatens all with death.