George R. Tweedie (1857–1937) was a businessman who gained fame in 1891 by running a popular magic lantern show, titled "Gossip about Ghosts".[3][4][5] 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.
George R. Tweedie F. C. S. | |
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| Born | George Richard Tweedie 1857[1] Fulham, London, England |
| Died | October, 17th, 1937 (aged 79–80)[2] Hillborough, Kent, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | businessman, chemist |
| Known for | Gossip about Ghosts |
The show was quite popular and received a positive review in the Pall Mall Gazette.[6]
He later ran a second show, titled "Gossip about fairies".[7]
Tweedie was formerly an instructor at the Royal Polytechnic Institution in London.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "The vicar of Wakefield". Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ Person: TWEEDIE, George R., F.C.S. (1857-1937):Individual person record
- ^ "Gossip about ghosts". Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ Page 35, Paranormal Media: Audiences, Spirits and Magic in Popular Culture, Author: Annette Hill, Publisher: Routledge, 2010, ISBN 9781136863189, ...One public lecture titled 'Gossip about Ghost' by former chemist George Tweedie claimed 'spook hunting has recently become as fashionable as Slumming'...
- ^ Page 220, The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science; with which is Incorporated the "Chemical Gazette.": A Journal of Practical Chemistry in All Its Applications to Pharmacy, Arts and Manufactures, Volume 37, Contributor: William Crookes, Publisher:Chemical news office, 1878, ...A process for coating iron with magnetic oxide by the action of heated air. By George R. Tweedie...
- ^ "OUR DRAMATIC CRITICS.—MORE COMMENTS". The Pall Mall Gazette. No. 8271. London, England. 23 September 1891. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.(subscription required)
- ^ "Gossip about fairies". Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ "Mr. Tweedie's Ghostly Gossip". Phantom Encounters. Mysteries of the Unknown. Time-Life Books. 1988. pp. 28–29. ISBN 0809463288.
- ^ Page 274, The Supernatural?, Arrowsmith's three-and-sixpenny series, Authors: Lionel Alexander Weatherly, John Nevil Maskelyne, Publisher:J.W. Arrowsmith, 1891
- Tweedie, George Richard (1925), Hampshire's glorious wilderness : some rambles and reflections in and about the New Forest, The Homeland Association, retrieved 20 May 2019