Show THEATRES THEATRES' ARE BUSY IN IM SPITE OF BATTLE Correspondence Associated Press VIENNA March 6 Notwithstanding standing the war Viennese theatres have havo lavo been doing an excellent business business busi busi- ness especially the Imperial Hot Hot- burg theatre and the Imperial opera house louse Both of these were closed for tor or some weeks after attar the usual date for Cor or reopening pending arrangements with the leading j actors and singers for Cor or a reduction of salaries Finally It t was agreed that all salaries of ot otless less ess than 1440 a year should remain untouched but tho the higher higher- ones should hould bo reduced 50 per cont cent This was waa done in view of ot the fact tact that the he number of ot performances would be c limited to four a 0 week and the tho prices of admission reduced one half The ho consequence was that tho the public pubic public pub- pub lic ic flocked to the Imperial and tho lofburg and both houses were sold out ut at nt over every performance It was understood that this ar arrangement arrangement arrangement ar- ar was only temporary Now the tho ho prices of ot seats scats have been advanced ad- ad d- d 20 per cen cent and tho the higher paid aid actors and singers receive 76 per er cent of oC tho the salaries paid to them them before the war Under the new schedule boxes In Inthe inthe the he Im Imperial opera house cost from 4 4 to ilO each lO-ench each holds four persons persons- parquet seats from 80 cents to seats scats in the tho three galleries from 26 to o 80 cents Standing room on the ground floor behind the tho parquet 24 cents cents and in the third and fourth galleries respectively 16 and 12 cents |