▁Charles ▁Haw tre y , ▁transferred ▁to ▁New ▁York ' s ▁G arr ick ▁Theatre . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁Haw tre y ' s ▁the ater ▁company ▁took ▁the ▁play ▁on ▁tour ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁A ▁Message ▁from ▁Mars ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁Charles ▁Haw tre y , ▁who ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁stage ▁production , ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁M essen ger ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁film . ▁ ▁A ▁novel ization ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁" L ester ▁L urg an " ▁( M abel ▁Win if red ▁Know les ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁a ▁second ▁edition ▁was ▁published , ▁illustrated ▁with ▁still s ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁film . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁G anth ony ▁said ▁that ▁A ▁Message ▁from ▁Mars ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁com edic ▁plays ▁that ▁he ▁wrote . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 9 ▁plays ▁Category : Com edy ▁plays ▁Category : S cience ▁fiction ▁theatre ▁Category : West ▁End ▁plays ▁Category : D ream s ▁in ▁theatre <0x0A> </s> ▁Mont - Ro yal ▁is ▁a ▁provincial ▁elect oral ▁district ▁in ▁Quebec , ▁Canada ▁that ▁elect s ▁members ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Quebec . ▁