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MOVIE MONSTERS, by Thomas G. Aylesworth.: Genre: General History; Availability: unknown; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, a musical by Elmer Bernstein and Don Black.: Genre: General History, threatre; Availability: Unknown.; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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A COMPENDIUM OF ESSAYS: PURCELL, HOGARTH AND HANDEL, BEETHOVEN, LISZT, DEBUSSY, AND ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, by E.A. Bucchianeri.: Genre: General History, theatre; Availability: IP, at 1st Books Library.; Rating: NA; Review: NA; Other: The author writes, "While most of the essays are on other classical music composers, the last one is about ALW's POTO and is based on research of the 1986/88 London score in conjuction with Leroux's novel and Wagnerian opera culture. Phans might find the essays on the classical composers interestingÊbecause of Erik's musical background. (For instance, the essay on Liszt concerns his "Faust Symphony" ...)"

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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA/SAVONAROLA'S DRUMS, four poems by Bill Butler: Genre: General History, poetry; Availability: Unknown. It is some sort of booklet--Brighton Claude Rains.; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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CHARLES GARNIER'S PARIS OPERA: ARCHITECTURAL EMPATHY AND THE RENAISSANCE OF FRENCH CLASSICALISM, by Christopher Curtis Mead.: Genre: General History; Availability: Unknown. See the Online Stores link to visit Amazon.com and search for this book.; Rating: NA; Review: NA from me; a site friend, Barbara, reports "it's a dissertation that was published in 1991 and the author spent three summers researching nothing but the opera house. I bought it because it's such a wonderful reference to Phantom. For example, it tells you exactly why the opera house looks the way it does, why there's the underground lake, and has tons and tons of pictures. I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in Phantom, and would definitely give it a rating of 5 (out of 5). It's an academic book, but still a wonderful read."

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HORROR, by Drake Douglas.: Genre: General History; Availability: IP, originally from Collier Books, 1966 print.; Rating:; Review: Douglas does little more than summarize (quite well) the Lon Chaney film of Leroux's Phantom in one chapter of this book. Douglas clearly prefers horror stereotypes to a humanistic treatment of Erik, and his writing left me bored and uninspired to read the remainder of his book. This is a good introduction to Phantom, but not a must-have.

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GREAT MONSTERS OF THE MOVIES, by Edward Edelson.: Genre: General History; Availability: unknown.; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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PHANTOMS OF THE OPERA: THE FACE BEHIND THE MASK, by John Flynn.: Genre: General History; Availability: Contact the author (flynn@saber.towson.edu).; Rating:; Review: Flynn's book is a terrific record of all Phantom incarnations. He provides information on all appearances of the Phantom in all kinds of media up until 1993. (He even discusses the Night Court Phantom spoof, and how a Gremlin in one of the Gremlins movies sings a very high "Music of the Night" in a fleeting image.) Some of his addresses for mailings may be incorrect, but otherwise, this is a tremendous resource for tracking the Phantom.

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THE URBANIZATION OF OPERA: MUSIC THEATER IN PARIS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, by Anselm Gerhard and Mary Whittall.: Genre: General History, theatre; Availability: IP.; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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PARIS OPERA HOUSE: A SCALE ARCHITECTURAL MODEL, by Jean-William Hanoteau: Genre: General History, a paper kit for making the Opera; Availability: Unknown.; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, a musical play, book and lyrics by Ken Hill: Genre: General History; Availability: IP. Write Samuel French Ltd., 52 Fitzroy St., London W1P6JR, for info. ISBN 0-573-08096-8.; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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THE UNDERGROUNDS OF THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: SUBLIMATION AND THE GOTHIC IN LEROUX'S NOVEL AND ITS PROGENY, a book by Jerrold Hogle: Genre: General History; Availability: IP. See my link to Amazon; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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PHANTOM, a musical play by Arthur Kopit: Genre: General History; Availability: IP. Write Samuel French Inc., 45 W. 25th St. , New York, NY 10010 for info. ISBN: 0-573-69341-2; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: THE PLAY, by Knoll and Kenley: Genre: General History; Availability: IP. Published by Dramatic Publishing; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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MARC CHAGALL: THE CEILING OF THE PARIS OPERA, by Jacques Lassaigne and trans. Brenda Gilchrist.: Genre: General History, poetry; Availability: Unknown. Publisher: New York, Praeger [1966].; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, a musical by Walter Murphay: Genre: General History, theatre; Availability: Unknown.; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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THE COMPLETE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, by George Perry.: Genre: General History; Availability: IP, in book stores now.; Rating:; Review: More than a little biased towards the ALW incarnation (for which this book was, after all, published), Perry's book remains a terrific history of the show. Perry summarizes the Leroux novel, provides information on Gaston Leroux and the Paris Opera, and then goes back-stage of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical's creation. The pictures are great, the writing style very readable, and the layout is handsomely presented.

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PHANTOM PHOTO COLLECTION, a picture book of the Japanese ALW production: Genre: General History; Availability: Write to: Shiki Theatrical Company, Attn: Kana Hosokawa, 1-24-7, Azamino, Aoba-ku, Yokohama, KANAGAWA 225 JAPAN. Price is 3,400 Yen; shipping to the US is 1,760 Yen, for a total of 5,160 Yen. ($48.38 with the yen at 106 to the dollar.) They want either an international money order or else a check drawn on a Japanese bank.; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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THE PINCHPENNY PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (AN AFFORDABLE MUSICAL), by Dave Reiser and Jack Sharkey.: Genre: General History; Availability: Write to Samuel French, Inc. Publishing ISBN 0-573-68185-6 Samuel French, Inc. 45 West 25th Street, NY, NY 10010; Rating:; Review: Pinchpenny is a fluffy little musical that aims only to be as silly as possible. This it succeeds in, but at the expense of character, plot, and (towards the end) enjoyment. It's goofy, but not particularly memorable.

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, by Philip J. Riley: Genre: General History; Availability: IP as of July, 1996. Paperback from MagicImage Film Books, ISBN 1882127331; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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THE MAKING OF THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925), by Philip Riley: Genre: General History, Movies; Availability: IP, from MagicImage Books.; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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PHANTOM SPIRIT, essays by Sandra: Genre: General History; Availability: Go to the Website for orders (Spanish or English): PhantomSpirit.com.; Rating: NA; Review: (by Carrie Hernandez) The Phantom of the Opera: Essay About the Musical and the Literary Novel is a 214-page, perfect-bound, digest-sized volume by Sandra Andrés Belenguer. The front cover features one of F. de l'O's detailed charcoal drawings while the back sports a full-color photo of a half-mask, rose and violin. Considering that this is a self-published piece, it is perhaps surprising that the seven glossy interior plates are also in color. The text is a discussion of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical including references to Gaston Leroux's original novel and sixteen other works. Probably the most interesting aspects of this extended synopsis/analysis are the thematic and historical correlations Andrés has drawn between Phantom and the other cited works. This book is available for purchase both in its original Spanish and in the author's own English-language translation. A sample of the latter version follows: "The Phantom has improved the singer's voice passing on it some skills at daily lessons. We realise how good at music, besides other fields like for instance ventriloquism our protagonist is. He is a master of music and he can make him be heard wherever he wishes from." (28)

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, a new Victorian Thriller by Gene Traylor.: Genre: General History, theatre; Availability: Unknown. Dramatic Publishing Co, Chicago, c. 1979; Rating: NA; Review: NA

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Piano/Guitar Music with the updated lyrics to 9 of the songs from ALW's POTO: Genre: General History; Availability: IP. From Hal Leonard Publishing, 8112 W. Bluemond Rd., P.O. 13819 Milwaukee, WI 53213. ISBN 0-88188-615-7; Rating:; Review: How could anyone give less to "Music of the Night"?

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