EVATIMA TARDO - Pain and Crucifixion in 19th Century Cabaret
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3 reviews - Online Event
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Online/Live, Activity and Classes
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Tickets from £4.80
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Thu, 15th Jul 2021 @ 19:00 - 21:00
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19:00 - 21:00
A Live, Illustrated Zoom Talk with historian Bess Lovejoy
In the late 19th century, The New York Times christened her “the Strangest Woman in the World.” Evatima Tardo, now lauded as one of the most fascinating female performers in history, was immune to pain. She frequently allowed herself to be bitten by rattlesnakes to no ill effect, held her hands over gas flames, ate glass, and stuck knitting needles deep into her forearms. "I have never had a pain in my life," she told the press. "I don't know what an ache is." She even had herself crucified onstage and lived to tell the tale.
Houdini befriended her and declared there was "absolutely no fake attached" to her act. Yet after impressing audiences around the world for years, Tardo met a grisly end in Memphis. Who was this fascinating woman and how did she perform her death-defying feats? In this talks, author Bess Lovejoy will discuss the many mysteries of Evatima Tardo, her life, and her legacy.
Tickets £4.80 including a 20% donation to the Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery.
Bess Lovejoy
Bess Lovejoy is the author of ‘Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses.’ She is a former editor on the Schott’s Almanac series, as well as on the Mental Floss and Smithsonian Magazine websites. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Lapham’s Quarterly, the Public Domain Review, Atlas Obscura, and elsewhere. She lives in Seattle.
PLEASE NOTE - This talk will take place virtually via Zoom. Ticket sales will end at 5:00 pm BST on the day of the lecture. A link to the conference will be sent to the email used at checkout at 3:00 pm BST on the day of the event. Please email suzette@acuriousinvitation.com in the event your link fails to arrive.
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Evatima Tardo
Live, Online Talk
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19:00 - 21:00 | £4.80 |
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2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue.
3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
9. If this ticket is re-sold or transferred for profit or commercial gain by anyone other than the promoter, venue management, DesignMyNight or one of their authorised sub-agents, it will become voidable and the holder may be
refused entry to or ejected from the venue.
10. The venue may operate a No Smoking Policy.
11. The promoter, venue management and DesignMyNight accept no responsibility for any personal property.
12. The event listed on the purchased ticket is strictly for ticket holders who are over 18 years of age. Identification may be required.
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