# M. Mercier — The Phantom of the Opera character guide

> M. Mercier in The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mercier

**First appearance:** 0004-iv-box-five

## Who they are

Opera house employee who assists with administrative matters.

## In the story

### [The Singular Attitude of a Safety-Pin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xiv-the-singular-attitude-of-a-safety-pin)

Acting-manager; tries to get answers from the managers and is given a safety-pin.

### [Christine! Christine!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xv-christine-christine)

Acting-manager who tries to manage the situation and slips a key to Gabriel to release Mother Giry.

### [Mme. Giry’s Astounding Revelations as to Her Personal Relations with the Opera Ghost](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xvi-mme-giry-s-astounding-revelations-as-to-her-personal-relations-with-the-opera-ghost)

Employee of the opera; present during the managers' surveillance of the envelope in Box Five.

### [XVII: The Safety-Pin Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_phantom_of_the_opera_se/chapters/xvii-the-safety-pin-again)

The business-manager; he locks Mame Giry in the office and later receives the safety-pin from Moncharmin.

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