George R. Tweedie

George R. Tweedie 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.
Born
George Richard Tweedie

1857[1]
Fulham, London, England
DiedOctober, 17th, 1937 (aged 79–80)[2]
Hillborough, Kent, England
NationalityEnglish
Occupationbusinessman, chemist
Known forGossip 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
  1. "The vicar of Wakefield". Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. Person: TWEEDIE, George R., F.C.S. (1857-1937):Individual person record
  3. "Gossip about ghosts". Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  4. 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'...
  5. 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...
  6. "OUR DRAMATIC CRITICS.—MORE COMMENTS". The Pall Mall Gazette (8271). London, England. September 23, 1891. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.(subscription required)
  7. "Gossip about fairies". Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  8. "Mr. Tweedie's Ghostly Gossip". Phantom Encounters. Mysteries of the Unknown. Time-Life Books. 1988. pp. 28–29. ISBN 0809463288.
  9. Page 274, The Supernatural?, Arrowsmith's three-and-sixpenny series, Authors: Lionel Alexander Weatherly, John Nevil Maskelyne, Publisher:J.W. Arrowsmith, 1891
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