

There is an indication that they consider her to be the Ghost, but since the Ghost remains in the Opera Garnier after Madame Giry is removed, this is clearly an erroneous suggestion.

The managers, Firmin Richard and Armand Moncharmin, remove Madame Giry from her post, finding her troublesome.

The Ghost later retrieves the money from this pocket when the managers are back in the office, using a trapdoor built into the floor. Placing the duplicate in Box Five, she slips the real one into the back pocket of a manager's dress-coat while he is wearing it. The Ghost has provided her with a duplicate that contains play money she knows nothing of the contents of either envelope. One of her little tasks is to collect the monthly "salary" of 20,000 francs owed to the "Opera Ghost." The Ghost instructs the managers of the Opera to hand Madame Giry a sealed envelope containing the money. In the novel, it is never mentioned that she knows Christine Daaé. After recovering from her surprise, she learns to trust the "voice" and does odd jobs for the owner. One night, whilst working, Madame Giry hears a male voice in Box Five, which she knows to be empty. Madame Giry is an aging woman who works as a concierge in the rue de Provence, who looks after patrons of the Opera, principally those who sit in the boxes. Madame Giry in the Phantom of the Opera novel Madame Giry is also a character in the 2010 musical Love Never Dies, a sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. She is a fairly intermediate character in the novel, although her role is much increased in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical. Madame Giry is a fictional character from Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera. Giry as portrayed by Miranda Richardson in the 2004 film version.
