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.
The show was quite popular and received a positive review in the Pall Mall Gazette.
[7] Tweedie was formerly an instructor at the Royal Polytechnic Institution in London.