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 Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:34 am
Ask your questions here, where they will be added to the list and answered by our knowledge filled Phans!
Unanswered questions will be in the first post, answered questions will be in the second!!!
::Unanswered Questions::
General POTO Questions
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Book Questions
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::Unanswerable Questions::
Q: Did Erik really exist? If so, Did he really write Don Juan? Does it say "Written by POTO?" Leruox insisted that he existed (it rhymes!) several times, and he wrote the book in a format that has things like "I went and talked to the Persian, and this is what he said." Or was that just part of the novel?
- No one really knows... it's a debatable question.
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 10:35 am
::Answered Questions::
General POTO Questions
Q: Who is this "Erik" you all keep talking about?
A: Erik is the true name of the Phantom
Q: When is Erik's Birthday?
A: This answer may vary with different versions, but is indicated as October 29th. In Susan Kay's Novel his year of birth was 1831.
Q: What do all the abbreviations stand for? And what's a fop?
A: M. = Monsieur | Mme. = Madame | Mlle. = Mademoiselle | A fop is a man who is vain about his dressings and appearance. Best not used to describe ANY character from PotO. Honestly.
Q: Is there any way I can see a pic of Michael Crawford and hear him sing?
A: Search on google for pictures, and for a site that gives you music previews. Your other option is to buy the original London Cast Recording or one of his various CDs.
Book Questions
Q: In the book, Meg giry is called a child, is she?
A: I think she's refered to as a child and is called 'little Meg' all the time, Leroux offhandly mentions at some point that she's 15.
Q: How old is Christine?
A: It is specifically stated that she is 20 years of age.
Q: How old is Erik in the book?
A: He is believed to be somewhere in his fifties in the Leroux novel. It never states specifically how old he actually is.
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Musical/Movie Questions
Q: Are the words the same in the play as the movie?
A: Phrases said in the play that were left out of the movie, a few words were changed here and there, a couple things rephrased... The majority of it is the same though.
Q: What does P.T.O mean? [P.T.O. No one likes a debtor]
A: Phantom (of) The Opera. If put in a normal sentence, P.T.O. would end the sentence. "No one like a debtor..." would be another sentence entirely. The letter was signed P.T.O. The line after it was an unannounced P.S. to it.
Alternative A: P.T.O could also mean "Please Turn Over" as it is viewed during the 2004 film, Firmin (sp?) does infact turn over the note after saying that.
[New] Movie Questions
Q: What is the gray moments in the movie and who are the people in them?
A: The scenes in black and white are supposed to represent the present, so most of the story is basically a flashback. The old dude who buys the music box is Raoul. There are some debates over who the old woman is at the auction. No one can seem to conclude whether it was Madame Giry or Meg Giry despite the part obviously being played by the same woman who plays Madame Giry. Everyone else is just some random person that we never get to know the names of.
Q: How old is Erik in the movie?
A: It is believed by most that he is around his mid-thirties in the movie.
Q: What is the time period during the movie?
A: 1870 - 1919
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:11 pm
What do all the abbreviations stand for? And what's a fop? Do those count as questions?
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:00 pm
mychasi What do all the abbreviations stand for? And what's a fop? Do those count as questions? M. = Monsieur Mme. = Madame Any others I'm forgetting? And a fop is a man who is vain about his dressings and appearance. Best not used to describe ANY character from PotO. Honestly.
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 9:38 pm
You forgot Mlle. = Mademoiselle
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 10:02 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:43 pm
What does P.T.O. mean? I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure that one out.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:14 pm
Awesome-Toast What does P.T.O. mean? I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure that one out. It means Phantom (of) The Opera. P.T.O.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:22 pm
Utakan Awesome-Toast What does P.T.O. mean? I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure that one out. It means Phantom (of) The Opera. P.T.O. That doesn't make sense. Phantom of the Opera no one likes a debtor...you know how it goes.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:14 pm
Awesome-Toast Utakan Awesome-Toast What does P.T.O. mean? I've been driving myself crazy trying to figure that one out. It means Phantom (of) The Opera. P.T.O. That doesn't make sense. Phantom of the Opera no one likes a debtor...you know how it goes. If put in a normal sentence, P.T.O. would end the sentence. "No one like a debtor..." would be another sentence entirely. The letter was signed P.T.O. The line after it was an unannounced P.S. to it.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:42 pm
Utakan Awesome-Toast Utakan Awesome-Toast What does P.T.O. mean? I''ve been driving myself crazy trying to figure that one out. It means Phantom (of) The Opera. P.T.O. That doesn''t make sense. Phantom of the Opera no one likes a debtor...you know how it goes. If put in a normal sentence, P.T.O. would end the sentence. "No one like a debtor..." would be another sentence entirely. The letter was signed P.T.O. The line after it was an unannounced P.S. to it. Ah. I see now.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:00 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2005 8:38 pm
I heard somewhere (Probably somewhere on phantomoftheopera.com) that P. T. O. stands for 'Please Turn Over' which is apparently used by the British more commonly to show, well, that the letter continues on the other side.
Anyone else heard of this, or am I trusting false sources? (Not that some phan whose name I can't remember would be considered a reliable source in the first place sweatdrop )
Not meant to sound critical or anything... But the above explination always made more sense to me than the Phantom (of) the Opera one (Which is what I had thought originally) even though I've never heard the phrase P. T. O. personally... And now that I think of it, doesn't one of the managers (M. Firmin?) say "These are both signed "O. G.""?
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 2:39 am
Arqueete I heard somewhere (Probably somewhere on phantomoftheopera.com) that P. T. O. stands for 'Please Turn Over' which is apparently used by the British more commonly to show, well, that the letter continues on the other side. Anyone else heard of this, or am I trusting false sources? (Not that some phan whose name I can't remember would be considered a reliable source in the first place sweatdrop ) Not meant to sound critical or anything... But the above explination always made more sense to me than the Phantom (of) the Opera one (Which is what I had thought originally) even though I've never heard the phrase P. T. O. personally... And now that I think of it, doesn't one of the managers (M. Firmin?) say "These are both signed "O. G.""? I also thought of it as 'Please Turn Over' and Firmin does flip it over after reading so. (But it's kinda funny that Firmin says a short line which fills the whole note and on that note, there are tiny writings which are longer than what Firmin says)
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:03 pm
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