Show MUSICIANS ARE AT WAR WITH THE GOTHAM THEATERS NEW NE YORK March farch 33 War War between be tween tho thu theater and opera house managers managers man man- agers acrs anti and tho th Musical Protective o union is declared to be he a a. probability if tho demands lemand which the tho union is said aid to have o made upon the tho managers is if in in- in- in listell upon Pre Predictions ct ons arc are even made that t pianos will replace orchestras in iu inthe in inthe the thc theaters and that union nonunion nonunion or foreign for ci eign n musicians will sit in the orchestra pits at the tho opera hou houses cs A new scale of wages for mu musicians which the union lists has it il is said aid notified the managers will go o into effect with the time beginning of next season is tho cause causo of the thc warfare This Thi scale calls for Cor a substantial raise in rates and is il considered consid ore ered by hy tho the managers er to be he prohibitive prohibits c and amid if ii was reported la last t night that they had hind decided to resist l time tile enforcement of the time new scale At a meeting of theater theater the the- ater lIter proprietors humid hold yesterday the time matter mattel is said fJ to tn ha have been carefully considered with th the r result that A n com committee coni was appointed to confer with time tho musical union arid and endeavor to bring about an III amicable lI agreement r failing which it is jj is declared radical measures will be hue taken b by the time malingers even cven to the thc extent of dispensing with orches orelies- tras in in the t theaters altogether and nud fill lug illS the time musicians musicians' chairs in the musical opera houses es with such r re recruits re- re 1 ns as can ho bo secured for the work |