#phantom's throne

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Cameron didn’t remember to hide the false head. The question is why did they use it in the first place??

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The magic of the Phantom’s throne:

The knob up on the left side of the top decoration is used to release the velvet clad “ball” that the Phantom places his “cape” on. It slides out from behind the fringe in the backrest. The knob on the handrest on this particular throne probably releases the backrest and seat so that it slides back and down into the chair. (The placement of that switch varies.) When the Phantom has slid into the back of the chair he pulls down a “curtain” to hide himself. That strap is visible above the hand in the picture. An identical curtain is pulled out to look like the seat. A prop mask is hidden inside the armrest of the chair, this too behind a black fringe and is placed on the seat-curtain. When Meg pulls of the cloak at the end she usually lifts it a bit first, while the Phantom pulls on a cord inside the chair to retract the head structure. That is the part of the “magic” that quite often can be seen when the timing isn’t perfect.