Itâs both what folklorists study and the name of the discipline they work within. Yes, folklore is folk songs and legends. Itâs also quilts, Boy Scout badges, high school marching band initiations, jokes, chian letters, nicknames, holiday foodâ¦ and many other things you might or might not expect. Folklore exists in cities, suburbs and rural villages, in families, work groups and dormitories. Folklore is present in many kinds of informal communication, whether verbal (oral and written texts), customary (behaviors, rituals) or material (physical objects).
For other uses, see The Phantom (disambiguation). The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. A popular feature adapted into many forms of media, including television and film, it stars a costumed crimefighter operating in the African jungle.
Not to be confused with The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical). Phantom is a musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit.Based on Gaston Leroux 's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera, the musical was first presented in Houston, Texas in 1991.Although it has never appeared on Broadway and has been overshadowed by the success of the 1986 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Yeston and Kopit's Phantom has received over 1,000 productions.his was not a big threat to Holder, Kopit and Yeston, since their musical was intended to play on Broadway. The real threat emerged through an announcement in Variety, where an article was published concerning plans for a musical production of The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber.