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Show SINGERS-ARE PAID - THOUSANDS Chicago, April 23. I?sser lights of the grand opera stage reluctantly disclosed dis-closed the secrets of their salaries before be-fore United States Commissioner Humphrey yesterday. Tve depositions are to be used In the trial In New York of a suit for 25,"00 damages started by Gabriel Astruc, Paris representative of the Metropolitan Opera company, against a publishing company. Georges Regis, a French lyric tenor, produced his contract to show he received re-ceived $7,000 for a season of sixty-six ' performances. George Bourgeolse, I basso, also French, reluctantly admlt-i admlt-i ted bis return for singing was about $G,00u for a season, and Paul Ananlan, who is a Turk, said he did not receive more than $10,000. Five raoro singers are to be examined exam-ined Monday. The suit in which the depositions are to be used was started by Astruc because of a story that he operated "an opera agent" trust in France, securing se-curing singers more because of the commissions they could pay than because be-cause of the quality of their voices. The 6iogers who testified yesterday ald they paid Astruc five per cent of their salaries. |