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Great Bottle Hoax of 1749
Type: Hoax. Summary: In 1749 hoaxers tried to gauge the gullibility of the public by seeing how many people would show up if they advertised that an impossible feat (jumping into a bottle) would be performed. Text from: Walsh, William. (1893). Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities. J.B. Lippincott Company. Philadelphia. 1893:…
Kidnapping of Nicole Riche
Type: Publicity Stunt. Summary: A French actress disappeared under mysterious circumstances. She later claimed she had been kidnapped by “Puritans” who lectured her about her immoral life. Nicole RicheAt 3 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, April 1, 1950 the 22-year-old French actress Nicole Riche (no relation to Nicole Richie)…
Sober Sue
Type: Show Business Scam. Summary: A prize was offered to anyone who could make Sober Sue laugh. Contestants did not realize it was an impossible challenge. 1907 newspaper advertisement for Sober Sue’s performanceIn the Summer of 1907 a performer named “Sober Sue” began to appear onstage at Hammerstein’s Roof Garden,…
Subways Are For Sleeping
Advertisement for Subways Are For Sleeping that ran in the New York Herald-Tribune. In 1961 an advertisement appeared in the New York Herald-Tribune for a Broadway play titled “Subways Are For Sleeping.” The play had not been doing very well at the box office. Nevertheless, judging by the ad, it…
War of the Worlds
Type: Radio Hoax. Summary: In 1938 thousands of people were fooled into believing that Martians had invaded New Jersey when they mistook a broadcast of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds for a newscast of real events. HOAX HAIKUThe night has grown still. Nothing stirs but that Martian blasting its…
William Henry Ireland - Shakespeare Forgeries
Type: Literary Forgery. Summary: During the 1790s, a young man claimed to have found a new play written by Shakespeare. A letter supposedly written by Shakespeare (forged by Ireland) expressing gratitude towards the Earl of Southampton. (click for larger version)As literacy rates rose during the eighteenth century, a kind of…
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Great Bottle Hoax of 1749
Type: Hoax. Summary: In 1749 hoaxers tried to gauge the gullibility of the public by seeing how many people would show up if they advertised that an impossible feat (jumping into a bottle) would be performed. Text from: Walsh, William. (1893). Handy-Book of Literary Curiosities. J.B. Lippincott Company. Philadelphia. 1893:…
Kidnapping of Nicole Riche
Type: Publicity Stunt. Summary: A French actress disappeared under mysterious circumstances. She later claimed she had been kidnapped by “Puritans” who lectured her about her immoral life. Nicole RicheAt 3 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, April 1, 1950 the 22-year-old French actress Nicole Riche (no relation to Nicole Richie)…
Sober Sue
Type: Show Business Scam. Summary: A prize was offered to anyone who could make Sober Sue laugh. Contestants did not realize it was an impossible challenge. 1907 newspaper advertisement for Sober Sue’s performanceIn the Summer of 1907 a performer named “Sober Sue” began to appear onstage at Hammerstein’s Roof Garden,…
Subways Are For Sleeping
Advertisement for Subways Are For Sleeping that ran in the New York Herald-Tribune. In 1961 an advertisement appeared in the New York Herald-Tribune for a Broadway play titled “Subways Are For Sleeping.” The play had not been doing very well at the box office. Nevertheless, judging by the ad, it…
War of the Worlds
Type: Radio Hoax. Summary: In 1938 thousands of people were fooled into believing that Martians had invaded New Jersey when they mistook a broadcast of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds for a newscast of real events. HOAX HAIKUThe night has grown still. Nothing stirs but that Martian blasting its…
William Henry Ireland - Shakespeare Forgeries
Type: Literary Forgery. Summary: During the 1790s, a young man claimed to have found a new play written by Shakespeare. A letter supposedly written by Shakespeare (forged by Ireland) expressing gratitude towards the Earl of Southampton. (click for larger version)As literacy rates rose during the eighteenth century, a kind of…