Ep. 104 - Haunted Theaters and Their Tragic Histories
Podcast: My Victorian NightmarePublished On: Sun Jul 19 2026
Description: 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.Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!Today’s Instagram postReferences:https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-great-lafayette/https://folkhorrorrevival.com/2017/01/08/the-great-lafayettehttps://www.whatsonstage.com/news/explore-the-uks-most-haunted-theatres-with-ghost-stories_1661281/https://sancass.medium.com/the-man-who-had-two-funerals-bf740ad6a0fehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Neubergerhttps://www.victorianvoices.net/ARTICLES/STRAND/1893B/S1893B-DogCemetery.pdf“Lafayette’s Funeral - Great Gathering in Edinburgh” - Liverpool Daily Post, May 15th, 1911.https://london-beyond-time-and-place.com/william-terriss-the-ghost-of-a-murdered-actor/https://bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/adelphi-murder/https://www.thomaswhodgkinson.com/features/hello/https://www.haunted-britain.com/the-ghost-of-william-terriss.htm
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