Phantom of the Opera (1925 Film)
Tickets Now On SaleForget pumpkin spice—this is how we celebrate spooky season. Step back into the golden age of silent film as the original Phantom stalks the shadows of the Paris Opera House—brought to life with live organ accompaniment that will shake the walls and send chills down your spine.
Experience this silent film classic starring Lon Chaney and featuring Ron Carter of the Atlanta Theatre Organ Society.
A mysterious masked phantom living below the Paris Opera House coaches a beautiful young girl who he has fallen in love with to be an opera star. Celebrating its 101st anniversary, this film is considered to be one of the greatest silent horror films ever made.
ABOUT THE ORGANIST: Ron Carter is a sought-after theatre organ concert and silent film accompanist playing in theaters throughout the southeast. He is the theatre organ consultant for Allen Organ Studios of Atlanta, and the House Organist for the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta, Ga. He has been a member of the Strand Theatre Board of Trustees since its inception in 2003 and served as Board Secretary for 13 of those years. He is past Chairman of the Board for Marietta's Pops Orchestra, Symphony on the Square. Ron is also the former President of the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society and a recipient of its 2009 Life Time Achievement Award, the American Theatre Organ Society’s 2009 Honorary Member award, and was recognized by the Cobb County Ga. Cultural Arts Board as Cobb's 2010 Outstanding Instrumentalist. Recently Ron was honored by the Mayor of Marietta as he proclaimed February 12, 2023, as Ron Carter Day in the City of Marietta for his contributions to the Strand Theatre and the Marietta community.
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