George R. Tweedie

George R. Tweedie
F. C. S.
Born 1857[1]
Died aft 1893
Nationality English
Occupation businessman
Known for Gossip about Ghosts

George R. Tweedie was a businessman who gained fame in 1891 by running a popular magic lantern show, titled "Gossip about Ghosts".[2] The show, which cost sixpence, consisted of fifty slides, each illustrating a story about ghosts or supernatural occurrences. One concerned George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, who supposedly appeared as a ghost to a king's officer to prevent the death of his son. Another touched upon the Legend of Hamilton Tighe, a murdered man who haunted his murderers in headless form.

The show was quite popular and received a positive review in the Pall Mall Gazette.[3]

He later ran a second show, titled "Gossip about fairies".[4]

Tweedie was formerly an instructor at the Royal Polytechnic Institution in London.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "The vicar of Wakefield". Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Gossip about ghosts". Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "OUR DRAMATIC CRITICS.—MORE COMMENTS". The Pall Mall Gazette (8271). London, England. September 23, 1891. Retrieved 26 February 2011. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ "Gossip about fairies". Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Mr. Tweedie's Ghostly Gossip". Phantom Encounters. Mysteries of the Unknown. 1988. pp. 28–29. ISBN 0809463288.

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