The second adaptation was broadcast on 15 July 2007 as part of a celebration of Stoppard's 70th birthday ; the production was directed by Peter Kavanagh with Danny Webb as Rosencrantz, Andrew Lincoln as Guildenstern, Desmond Barrit as The Player, John Rowe as Polonius, Abigail Hollick as Ophelia, Liza Sadovy as Gertrude, Simon Treves as Claudius and John Dougall as Hamlet.

The " Elephant Man ", Joseph Carey Merrick ( 1862 – 1890 ) became well known in Whitechapel — he was exhibited in a shop on the Whitechapel Road before being helped by Dr Frederick Treves ( 1853 – 1923 ) at the Royal London Hospital, opposite the actual shop.

Norman's shop, directly across the street from the London Hospital, was visited by a surgeon named Frederick Treves, who invited Merrick to be examined and photographed.

He eventually made his way back to London ; unable to communicate, he was found by the police to have Frederick Treves ' card on him.

The official cause of death was asphyxia, although Treves, who dissected the body, said that Merrick had died of a dislocated neck.

Like his colleagues, Tuckett was intrigued by the Elephant Man's deformities and told his senior colleague Frederick Treves.

Treves later recalled in his 1923 Reminiscences that Merrick was " the most disgusting specimen of humanity that I had ever seen ... at no time had I met with such a degraded or perverted version of a human being as this lone figure displayed.

At the hospital, Treves examined Merrick, observing that he was " shy, confused, not a little frightened, and evidently much cowed.

" At this point, Treves assumed that the Elephant Man was an " imbecile ".

Unable to make himself understood, his only identifying possession was Frederick Treves ' card.

The problem of his unpleasant odour was mitigated through frequent bathing and Treves gradually developed an understanding of Merrick's speech.

He told Treves that he was an only child, and Treves had the impression that Merrick's mother, whose picture Merrick always carried with him, had abandoned him as a baby.

It did not take Treves long to realise that, contrary to his initial impressions, Merrick was not intellectually impaired.

Treves observed that Merrick was very sensitive and showed his emotions easily.

Treves believed that Merrick's hope was to go to live at an institution for the blind, where he might meet a woman who could not see his deformities.

According to Treves, Merrick was " awed " and " enthralled ".

Salvian was educated at the school of Treves and seems to have been brought up as a Christian.

Treves was almost destroyed by the barbarians ; yet the first petition of its few surviving nobles was that the emperor would re-establish the circus games as a remedy for the ruined city ( vi.

His example was followed by the electors of Treves and Mainz.

The surgeon and author Frederick Treves was in medical practice in the town in 1877 – 79.

Samson was played by Iain Glen, Manoa by David de Keyser, Dalila by Samantha Bond, Harapha by Philip Madoc, Public Officer by Matthew Morgan, Messenger by Michael Maloney and the Chorus by Tim Bentinck, Simon Treves and Sean Barrett.

Trier (;, ; ; ; ; the Latin adjective associated with the city is Treverensis ), historically called in English Treves, is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle.

In the meantime other causes of disagreement appeared when the Pope refused to comply with Frederick I's wishes as to the regulation of German episcopal elections which had taken place during the schism, especially as regards a contested election to the See of Treves in 1183.

Sir Frederick Treves, with the support of Lord Lister, performed a then-radical operation of draining the appendix abscess through a small incision.

To enable him to travel the short distance without drawing undue attention, Merrick wore a costume consisting of a huge black cloak and a brown cap with a hood that covered his face, and rode in a cab hired by Treves.

On one of the visits, Treves had photographs taken and he provided Merrick with a set of copies which were later added to his autobiographical pamphlet.

Not long after Merrick's last examination with Frederick Treves, the police closed down Norman's shop on Whitechapel Road, and Merrick's Leicester managers withdrew him from Norman's care.

The rooms were adapted and furnished to suit Merrick, with a specially constructed bed and — at Treves ' instruction — no mirrors.

Treves visited him daily and spent a couple of hours with him every Sunday.

Treves, with the help of Madge Kendal, arranged for him to attend the Christmas pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.

Treves sat with some nurses, concealed in Baroness Burdett-Coutts's private box.

Without Merrick, Treves made do with the photographs he had taken during his examinations.

an activity also closely connected with Treves bank, and Livorno.

In 1905 Sir Frederick Treves described the church as a " handsome building " with an " exceedingly fine " situation.

In 1986, the BBC produced a docudrama titled Man-Eaters of India with Frederick Treves in the role of Jim Corbett.

Wertheimer, who, by title at least, was also chief court factor to the electors of Mainz, the Electorate of the Palatinate, and Treves, received from the emperor a chain of honor with his miniature.

Edmonsham House was built in 1589, and in 1905 was described by Sir Frederick Treves as " grey with age " and hence " like a mist in the wood ".

The late Ralph Wightman, agriculturist, broadcaster and native of Dorset, described the village as " a beautiful place of deep lanes, orchards and old houses, with a church of quiet charm ", and, in a similar vein, Sir Frederick Treves in 1905 considered it " as pretty a village as any in Dorset ".

Vanni Treves became Chairman in March 2001 with Charles Thomson as Chief Executive.

Currently, he tours Italy with artists such as Treves Blues Band and Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers.

In 1986, the BBC produced a docudrama titled Man-Eaters of India with Frederick Treves in the role of Jim Corbett.