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Traditional dirty tricks performed
with relish by earlier Phantoms
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were now delegated to a malevolent imp.
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Topsy-turvy,
the Phantom unmasks himself,
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and is a victim
of his character's own traditions.
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Czech-born, trained at London's Old Vic,
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Herbert Lom inherited the mask
of a kinder, gentler Phantom.
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Lom gave a masterful performance,
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blending the tortured pantomime
of Lon Chaney
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with the voice of the fallen angel
pioneered by Claude Rains.
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You're going to be a great
and famous singer. I'll help you.
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- Who are you?
- Be quiet and listen.
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You sang well, but you will sing better.
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I shall teach you.
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When you sing, it will be only for me.
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You are dining with
Ambrose d'Arcy tonight.
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Be warned, he is a vile and vicious man.
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The true villain of the story
is Lord Ambrose d'Arcy,
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played by Michael Gough,
who runs the opera house.
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You're a delicious little thing.
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Like Erique Claudin, Professor Petrie
is an impoverished musician.
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This time, the theft is not imagined.
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You thief!
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Scoundrel!
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Penniless composers are invariably
drawn to their publishers,
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where only tragedies are printed.
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The spiritual subtext of Gaston Leroux's
tale was never more boldly enunciated,
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as this composer of divine music
finds hell, not heaven, on earth.
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What the devil...?
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Good evening, Lord Ambrose.
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As death approaches,
the fallen angel aspires to the firmament.