Comments on: The Elephant Man – The Musical

By: MusicalsmanDan

MusicalsmanDan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:14:23 +0000

Sorry should say:
http://www.piratemanagement.co....._Face.html

By: MusicalsmanDan

MusicalsmanDan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:13:36 +0000

Did you know that there was a musical written in 2001-3 about Joseph Merrick and Dr Treves, showcased at the Pleasance Theatre, London. The show was called “Merrick” and later renamed “Face To Face”. There is a song released on iTunes & Amazon called “Shadows Of Evening” and loads more information atpiratemanagement.com/PirateManagement/Face_to_Face.html

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:01:26 +0000

Hey…you’re the one that thinks that NF is “funny,” so I wouldn’t talk about rudeness/civility.

By: Tim Treanor

Tim Treanor — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:45:39 +0000

Well, that Dr. Eng sure must have been a nitwit, to have performed his experiments on DNA which had already been destroyed! Perhaps it was his view that DNA tests on the bones yielded valid results, regardless of their condition. Moreover, he also used samples of Merrick’s hair, which I don’t think had been boiled.

Josh, perhaps you should read what I wrote a little more closely. (I won’t say that you should learn to read; that would be rude, and mark me as a less than civil man). I didn’t say that Eng’s failure to find a mutation in the PTEN gene ruled out Proteus; I said that had he found the mutation it would have positively identified Merrick as a Proteus sufferer. Without the mutation, there is no medical evidence that Merrick had Proteus.

Sara, if you have medical evidence that Merrick had Proteus Syndrome — or that he didn’t have neurofibromatosis type 1 — I wish you would bring it forward. It would be a much more impressive argument than saying “everyone knows it”, followed by an insult.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:09:24 +0000

Wrong diagnosis and this has been known since 1987. How many years would that make this……? A writer really needs to research properly before doing anything public like this.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:29:38 +0000

Merrick’s bones were boiled, which destroyed the DNA in them. Also, the PTEN gene isn’t present in all people with Proteus Syndrome; if you got your facts from Wikipedia, you should probably learn how to read, because it says the PTEN gene is “only present in some Proteus syndrome sufferers.”

Get your facts straight.

By: Tim Treanor

Tim Treanor — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:38:30 +0000

Well, no one knows Merrick’s condition for sure. But the work of
Dr. Charis Eng in 2003 cast doubt on the earlier speculation that Merrick had Proteus Syndrome. Eng examined DNA samples taken from Merrick’s hair and bones and found no mutation of the PTEN gene, which, had he found it, would have positively diagnosed Merrick as a Proteus sufferer. While the results of this test does not rule out Proteus, the fact remains that there is no medical evidence to support the diagnosis. Thus the neurofibromatosis 1 theory, which was the predominant one before 1986, has moved back into favor. If I learn anything else on the subject I will report it here. You too.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:58:38 +0000

Merrick had proteus syndrome, NOT neurofibromatosis type one.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:53:54 +0000

The Elephant Man…did not have Neurofibromatosis.

http://www.phreeque.com/joseph_merrick.html

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:01:20 +0000

This story has great potential as a musical, but it fails to deliver. The music is bland. The evening I went to see the show it was very humid. Most uncomfortable to be in that space and this show made me want to get out of there. This Fringe has much better shows than this. I won’t give it a 4 maybe a 2 or a 3.