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Ep. 81 - Madame Tussaud's MACABRE Origin Story
· 40 min
Episode Ep. 81 - Madame Tussaud's MACABRE Origin Story
On today's episode, Genevieve will discuss Madame Tussaud's macabre origin story, haunted houses, fatal theater accidents, murder in a row boat, murder in a furnace, death in a dentist’s chair, and a courageous, life-saving dog - all this and much, much more.
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References:
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a70248518/toxic-levels-arsenic-found-in-candy/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_of_Horrors_(Madame_Tussauds)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tussaud
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/04/madame-tussaud-edward-carey-little
“A Haunted House” - The Jeffersonian, Dec. 3rd, 1859.
The Spiritualist, Feb. 15th, 1870.
“Terrible & Fatal Accident At The New Theatre” - The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Countries and South Wales Advertiser, Jan 1st, 1870.
A Girl Pursues her Faithless Lover and Shoots him in a Row-Boat while Crossing the Sound to Elizabethport, N. J. - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 11th, 1872.
Death Laughs at the Laughing Gas, Behind the Dentist’s Chair - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 11th, 1872.
“A Well-to-do Jerseyman’s Wife Begging in the Streets of New York” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 14th, 1872.
“MADE HER OWN SHROUD” - The Illustrated Police News, Mar. 21st, 1872.
“A MOTHER-IN-LAW’S SACRIFICE” - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 11th, 1872.
Extraordinary Shipwreck and Wonderful Sagacity of a Dog - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 18th, 1872.
Which the Human and which the Brute—Wonderful Sagacity of a Mare which Assists her Drunken Owner Home by the Coat Collar - The Illustrated Police News, Apr. 11th, 1872
Links in the notes 6
- https://myvictoriannightmare.myflodesk.com/myukzmys04
- https://www.patreon.com/cw/MyVictorianNightmare/membership
- https://www.instagram.com/p/DUa9VvBjhmS/?igsh=bmR0b2dnZ2hmaXdy
- https://www.delish.com/food-news/a70248518/toxic-levels-arsenic-found-in-candy/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamber_of_Horrors_(Madame_Tussauds)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tussaud
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