Monday, January 5, 2009
Tales of an Opera House and an Ocean Liner
Every New Year’s Day, my family likes to gather for a movie marathon. It’s our tradition to pop the popcorn, pour the sodas, and settle back for a few hours of Hollywood’s best. This year, we treated ourselves to the 2004 film version of The Phantom Of The Opera, and 1997’s Titanic.
Of course we all know that Titanic is based on actual events, but did you know that The Phantom of The Opera is also based on a true story? Author Gaston Leroux’s story was inspired by another novel entitled Trilby, an accounting of events that took place at a Paris opera house, reportedly haunted by a ghost. Although Trilby was not a successful novel and soon went out of print, Leroux’s Phantom has seen many film and stage adaptations, most notably the 1925 film version with Lon Chaney, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s current stage musical.
Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera musical is not only Broadway’s longest-running musical of all time, it is the most lucrative entertainment enterprise of all time! Since its opening in January of 1986, its worldwide box office has out-grossed even the highest-grossing film in history--Titanic!
With such rich stories behind them occupying such prestigious places in entertainment history, we think you’ll agree that these classics are deserving of our wonderful commemorative collectibles, and a 
proper place on your display shelf.
Titanic Pop-Up book, with foldout model of the majestic ocean liner, and a 32-page book tracing the events that led to her tragic end.
Barbie® as Rose, the heroine of the 1997 film, dressed in a stunning recreation of her character’s crimson gown.
A replica of the Monkey Music Box left behind in the Phantom’s lair, which Raoul later purchases at the Opera House auction. Plays “Masquerade.”
The Phantom’s Lair Musical portraying the scene where Erik takes Christine to his underground hideaway. Plays “Music of the Night.” Extremely limited quantities.
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