The Phantom of the Opera · Character
Joseph Buquet
Chief stagehand who spreads rumors about the Ghost and meets a mysterious end.
minor
Also known as Buquet
First appearance: I: Is It the Ghost?
Joseph Buquet shows up with force in I: Is It the Ghost?. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Chief scene-shifter who had described the ghost as a skeletal figure; found dead, hanging in the third cellar, under mysterious circumstances.
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In I: Is It the Ghost?: Chief scene-shifter who had described the ghost as a skeletal figure; found dead, hanging in the third cellar, under mysterious circumstances. Later, in The Mysterious Reason: The chief…
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- Opera Management & Staff
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- Closing
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See Joseph Buquet in I: Is It the Ghost?