▁After ▁being ▁assist ed ▁by ▁Henry ▁Miller , ▁G anth ony ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁play ▁produced ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁stage . ▁ ▁To ▁combat ▁this , ▁G anth ony ▁sold ▁his ▁manuscript ▁out right , ▁for ▁£ 4 0 0 , ▁to ▁British ▁com edic ▁actor ▁Charles ▁Haw tre y . ▁Working ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁George , ▁Haw tre y ▁re w rote ▁the ▁script . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁G ath ony ▁public ly ▁challeng ed ▁alleg ations ▁published ▁in ▁The ▁Daily ▁Express ▁that ▁the ▁play ' s ▁success ▁was ▁entirely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁revis ions ▁Charles ▁and ▁George ▁Haw tre y ▁had ▁made ▁to ▁G anth ony ' s ▁original ▁script . ▁In ▁court ▁G anth ony ▁test ified ▁that ▁he ▁saw ▁no ▁substantial ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁play ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁the ▁version ▁he ▁saw ▁on ▁stage . ▁Haw tre y , ▁however , ▁claimed ▁that ▁nine - t enth s ▁of ▁the ▁dialog ue ▁was ▁his ▁own , ▁as ▁were ▁the ▁characters ▁of ▁the ▁polic eman ▁and ▁the ▁boy . ▁Ult imately ▁the ▁court ▁found ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁G anth ony , ▁award ing ▁him ▁£ 2 0 0 ▁in ▁dam ages .; ▁ ▁Performance ▁history ▁ ▁A ▁Message ▁from ▁Mars ▁premier ed ▁at ▁London ' s ▁Avenue ▁Theatre ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁following ▁a ▁very ▁successful ▁run ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁performances ▁in ▁London , ▁the ▁play ▁and ▁its ▁star ▁perform er ,