In an acting career that lasted for well over half a century, Frederick Treves, who has died aged 86, specialised in playing men in positions of authority – senior police officers, peers, admirals, ...

Alessandro Nivola had his doubts when director Scott Ellis first approached him about playing Frederick Treves in “The Elephant Man.” The true story of Joseph Merrick, who achieved fame in Victorian ...

Pinhead Manager/ London Policeman/ Will/ Earl/ Lord John Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979 Pinhead/ Miss Sandwich/ Countess/ Princess Alexandra Off-Broadway The Elephant Man 1979 Ross/ Bishop Walsham ...

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NEW YORK — Plenty of folks will attend the extraordinary new Broadway production of The Elephant Man (* * * * out of four stars) that opened Sunday at the Booth Theatre solely, or at least chiefly, to ...

Sir Frederick Treves can rather legitimately lay claim to being the single most famous surgeon of the Victorian-era simply for his association with Joseph Merrick - better known as "the Elephant Man".

The public in Victorian England sees Merrick (Michael Wartella) as “a freak of nature.” In order to survive, says his huckster manager, Ross (E. Gray Simons III), Merrick “exposes himself to crowds ...