A MESSAGE FROM MARS _A FANTASTIC COMEDY IN THREE ACTS_ BY RICHARD GANTHONY COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY RICHARD GANTHONY COPYRIGHT, 1927 (IN RENEWAL) BY BONITA L. GANTHONY REWRITTEN AND REVISED, 1923, BY RICHARD GANTHONY COPYRIGHT, 1923, BY RICHARD GANTHONY _All Rights Reserved_ CAUTION:—Professionals and amateurs are hereby warned that “A MESSAGE FROM MARS,” being fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America, the British Empire, including the Dominion of Canada, and all the other countries of the Copyright Union is subject to a royalty, and anyone presenting the play without the consent of the owners or their authorized agents will be liable to the penalties by law provided. Applications for the Professional and Amateur acting rights must be made to Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y. NEW YORK SAMUEL FRENCH PUBLISHER 25 WEST 45TH STREET LONDON SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD. 26 SOUTHAMPTON STREET STRAND, W.C.2 A MESSAGE FROM MARS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Especial notice should be taken that the possession of this book without a valid contract for production first having been obtained from the publisher, confers no right or license to professionals or amateurs to produce the play publicly or in private for gain or charity. In its present form this play is dedicated to the reading public only, and no performance, representation, production, recitation, or public reading, or radio broadcasting may be given except by special arrangement with Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York. This play may be presented by amateurs upon payment of a royalty of Twenty-Five Dollars for each performance, payable to Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York, one week before the date when the play is given. Professional royalty quoted on application to Samuel French, 25 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y. Whenever the play is produced the following notice must appear on all programs, printing and advertising for the play: “Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French of New York.” Attention is called to the penalty provided by law for any infringement of the author’s rights, as follows: