Joseph Merrick was the producer of the play The Elephant Man.
 In the handwritten manuscript for The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences, Treves began his account by writing "Joseph" and then crossed it out and replaced it with "John"
 Drawing aside the curtain, he allowed the onlookersoften visibly horrifiedto observe Merrick up close, while describing the circumstances leading to his present condition, including his mother's alleged accident with an elephant

