George R. Tweedie Explained

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.

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: The vicar of Wakefield. Slide Readings Library. The Magic Lantern Society. 26 February 2011.
2. https://www.slides.uni-trier.de/person/index.php?id=6002041 Person: TWEEDIE, George R., F.C.S. (1857-1937):Individual person record
3. Web site: Gossip about ghosts . Slide Readings Library . The Magic Lantern Society . 26 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728062407/http://www.magiclantern.org.uk/srllists/srldetails/92320.html . 28 July 2011 .
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=b48tCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Tweedie%22++%22Gossip+about+Ghosts%22&pg=PA35 Page 35
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=vwYAAAAAMAAJ&dq=George+R.+Tweedie&pg=PA220 Page 220
6. News: OUR DRAMATIC CRITICS.—MORE COMMENTS. September 23, 1891. The Pall Mall Gazette. 26 February 2011. 8271. London, England. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007080620/http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/infomark.do?digest=6914a13c5b1344cbfef4ea978efc8901&subjectParam=Locale(en,,):LQE=(da,None,8)18910923:And:LQE=(jn,None,19)%22Pall+Mall+Gazette%22$&sgHitCountType=None&searchType=PublicationSearchForm&sort=DateAscend&type=search&tabID=T012&subjectAction=DISPLAY_SUBJECTS&prodId=BLCS&queryId=Locale(en,,):LQE=(da,None,8)18910923:And:LQE=(jn,None,19)%22Pall+Mall+Gazette%22$&version=1.0&userGroupName=blcsuser. 7 October 2011. dead.
7. Web site: Gossip about fairies . Slide Readings Library . The Magic Lantern Society . 26 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728062426/http://www.magiclantern.org.uk/srllists/srldetails/91629.html . 28 July 2011 .
8. Book: Phantom Encounters. Mysteries of the Unknown. 1988. 0809463288. 28–29. Mr. Tweedie's Ghostly Gossip. Time-Life Books. registration. https://archive.org/details/phantomencounter00time/page/28.
9. https://books.google.com/books?id=q0syAQAAMAAJ&dq=George+R.+Tweedie&pg=PA274 Page 274