Spook shows.. Great article with many interesting pictures and videos of old horror, ghost and goblin shows from EatDrinkFilms.com  and Gary Meyer… To quote…..

”  Magic and “live” ghosts, goblins and other creatures of the night go back a long way. What we refer to as “augmented reality” today is hundreds of years old.  In 1584 Reginald Scot wrote in his study to debunk beliefs in witchcraft, magic and other superstitions, The Discoverie of Witchcraft, that people dressed in sheets had fooled believers certain they had seen ghosts.”

https://eatdrinkfilms.com/2019/09/30/ghosts-on-the-loose-a-brief-history-of-spooky-stage-shows-and-an-personal-encounter/