1. French Words and Phrases
à la carte literally: on the menu; In restaurants it refers to ordering individual dishes rather than a fixed-price meal
à la mode idiomatic: in the style; In the United States, the phrase is used to describe a dessert with an accompanying scoop of ice cream (example: apple pie à la mode). In French, it just means trendy. Boeuf à la mode for instance is a beef recipe with ale, carrots and onions.
adieu farewell; literally means "to God," it carries more weight than "au revoir" ("goodbye," literally "Until re-seeing"). It is definitive, implying you will never see the other person again.
armoire a type of cabinet; wardrobe.
au gratin 'With gratings', anything that is grated onto a food dish. In English, specifically 'with cheese'.
au pair a young foreigner who does domestic chores in exchange for room and board. In France, those chores are mainly child care/education.

2. More Words and Phrases ballet
blasé unimpressed with something because of over familiarity, jaded.
bon appétit literally "good appetite"; enjoy your meal
Café a coffee shop (also used in French for "coffee").
Chauffeur driver
Chic stylish
Croissant a crescent-shaped bread made of flaky pastry
cul-de-sac a dead-end street
Dépôt a deposit (as in geology or banking), a storehouse, or a transportation hub (bus depot) entrée literally "entrance"; the first course of a meal (UK English); used to denote the main dish or course of a meal (US English).
Entrepreneur a person who undertakes and operates a new enterprise or venture and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks

3. Phantom of the Opera History Notes

4. Paris Opera House Beautiful
Many floors, levels, beyond cellar level, fountains, a lake, a big chandelier and even a ghost (Phantom of the Opera)

5. Origin
Napoleon III – he went to an opera house, Rue Le Peletier, and wanted a more desirable location for his entertainment.
Center of Paris
Design Contest!
171 designs were considered; 700 drawings
Charles Garnier, architect won!
Marvelous design, carpet, wall paper samples, model to scale, etc.
Construction began in 1861

6. Napoleon III
Charles Garnier

7. Problems
An underground stream was discovered (delayed construction for 8 months)
Napoleon refused to change the location!
8 pumps worked for 8 months…still streaming!
Finally decided to build a double layer concrete foundation over the stream
Backed up the stream and turned it into a small lake used as a reservoir
Viola! Hydraulics could be used to move the stage!

8. Problems (continued) 1870 Franco/Prussian (French & German) War begins
Incomplete construction: used as a warehouse, military prison, arsenal, communication center and observation post
This war ended the reign of Napoleon III and second French empire. Alsace/Lorraine became part of Germany until the end of WWI.

10. Opera House Details 17 stories tall
118,500 square feet *football field is 120 yards (360 feet) by 53 1/3 yards (160 feet) wide* 360 x 160 = 57,600 sq. ft
Staff of 1500
2500 doors
80 dressing rooms
7 ton chandelier
Largest playhouse in the world
Seats 2156 people
1896: chandelier falls and a worker perishes

11. Gaston Leroux Wrote the novel Phantom of the Opera
Born in Paris on May 6, 1868
Very smart child; loved literature
Went to law school; didn’t like it but graduated regardless
inherited a lot of money from a family member
lost the inheritance to drinking and gambling
Became a journalist and gained exclusive interviews; later became a novelist
Published Phantom in 1910

12. Years Later “Phantom” becomes a silent movie in 1925
Lon Chaney, Sr. was the first to play Phantom
Lon was known as “the man with 1000 faces”
Born to deaf and mute parents
Did all of his own makeup for his movies
Other films: “Hunchback” , “The Monster”, “Laugh, Clown, Laugh” & “Oliver Twist”
His son followed in his footsteps and became a famous actor in the horror genre

14. Years Later (continued)
1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the play/musical “Phantom of the Opera”
Longest running play in Broadway history
Received many awards: Olivier Award, Tony Award Best Musical, Tony Award Best Actor (Michael Crawford)

15. The End!
Applause is appreciated, but not expected!

16. Homework! Due Friday!
A football field is 120 yards long by 53 1/3 yards wide
How many football fields would fit in the Paris Opera House? Show your work. Round to the nearest whole number!
How many pounds is the Opera House chandelier? Show your work.

17. But wait…there’s more! Oui Oui!
Turn in a list of 10 Français words or phrases that are commonly used in English.
Due Monday!
Oui Oui!

18. Coat of Arms
* Heraldry – is the practice of designing, displaying, describing and recording coats of arms and badges
*Blazon – a formal description of a coat of arms or flag (describes what it says)

19. Poetry Meter Four Basic Meter Types: 1. Iamb U / (Van Daan; today)
Meter – pattern of stressed (/) and unstressed (u) syllables
/ U U
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Four Basic Meter Types:
1. Iamb U / (Van Daan; today)
2. Trochee / U (bubble; Sunday)
3. Anapest U U / (tambourine)
4. Dactyl / U U (Holocaust)