Ep. 104 - Haunted Theaters and Their Tragic Histories

<p>In this episode, Genevieve will discuss two Victorian theater tragedies, the lives and deaths of illusionist Sigmund Neuberger, otherwise known as the Great Lafayette, and actor William Terriss, as well as their alleged hauntings of the theaters where they met their tragic ends; The Adelphi Theater in London, and the Festival Theater in Edinburgh.</p><p>Thank you to today’s sponsor!</p><p>Try the original estrogen-powered M4 skincare from Alloy. Visit <a href="https://myalloy.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">myalloy.com</a> and use code VICTORIAN for $20 off your first order!</p><p>Subscribe to <a href="https://myvictoriannightmare.myflodesk.com/myukzmys04" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">the Newsletter</a>!</p><p>Subscribe to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/MyVictorianNightmare/membership" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening</a>!</p><p>Today’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Da5abdVjtr9/?igsh=MXBsaDhmZmhneWJjaA==" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram post</a></p><p>References:</p><p>https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-great-lafayette/</p><p>https://folkhorrorrevival.com/2017/01/08/the-great-lafayette</p><p>https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/explore-the-uks-most-haunted-theatres-with-ghost-stories_1661281/</p><p>https://sancass.medium.com/the-man-who-had-two-funerals-bf740ad6a0fe</p><p>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Neuberger</p><p>https://www.victorianvoices.net/ARTICLES/STRAND/1893B/S1893B-DogCemetery.pdf</p><p>“Lafayette’s Funeral - Great Gathering in Edinburgh” - Liverpool Daily Post, May 15th, 1911.</p><p>https://london-beyond-time-and-place.com/william-terriss-the-ghost-of-a-murdered-actor/</p><p>https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/adelphi-murder/</p><p>https://www.thomaswhodgkinson.com/features/hello/</p><p>https://www.haunted-britain.com/the-ghost-of-william-terriss.htm</p>