rumpelstiltskinned:The Phantom“The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long bel
rumpelstiltskinned: The Phantom “The Opera ghost really existed. He was not, as was long believed, acreature of the imagination of the artists, the superstition of themanagers, or a product of the absurd and impressionable brains of theyoung ladies of the ballet, their mothers, the box-keepers, thecloak-room attendants or the concierge. Yes, he existed in flesh andblood, although he assumed the complete appearance of a real phantom;that is to say, of a spectral shade.” - Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera -- source link