The Crown Prince. Of the many mysterious calamities visited upon the House of Habsburg, none was so overwhelming as the Mayerling tragedy. The crown prince of the Empire, only son of Franz Josef II, was in 1889, found dead at his hunting lodge in Kleyerdorf. With him lay his mistress, partner in death. The actual facts never have been revealed. But from what seems to be the court version, Ernest Vadja, Hungarian playwright, has constructed a great, engrossing play. When presented in Vienna, it was the most exciting topic of the day. Zoe Akins put into English; L. Lawrence...
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