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.Subscribe to the Newsletter!Subscribe to the Patreon free trial for ad-free listening!Today's Instagram PostReferences: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_Tussaudhttps://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