{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/638e805c24272f00119abab1/64b6aa2b0107960011f880f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shadow Play","description":"<p>Blake Alexander and his son Lance the Necromancer meet a celebrity ghost Federici the ghost who haunts Melbourne's famous Princess Theater ghost because he spooked a reaper who was taking him to the afterlife.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p> \"You don't know the Phantom of the Opera?\" Blake chuckled.</p><p><br></p><p> \"Yeah Gaston Leroux wrote it and it was performed here as a musical yonks ago. He is not real,\" said Lance.</p><p><br></p><p> \"No not that one Frederick Baker,\" said Blake.</p><p><br></p><p> \"Fredrick Baker?\" asked Lance puzzled.</p><p><br></p><p> \"Federici the Phantom of the Princess Theater,\" said Blake.</p><p><br></p><p> \"Federwhatsi?\" Lance said.</p><p><br></p><p> \"Reech ee, Federici he's called,\" Blake said and sighed, \"Call him Fred.\"</p><p><br></p><p> \"Ok why is Fred still here?\" asked Lance.</p><p><br></p><p> \"Don't know,\" said Blake.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p> this is a short story, not real the ghost Federici is a Melbourne theater legend he was a real man Frederick Baker aka Federici he died in a production of Faust play Mesphitso he died then took his bows on the stage.</p>","author_name":"Rachel Lawson"}