In Berlin the following theaters are reserved 
exclusively for the use of Strength through
Joy: the Volksoper- for opera, and the Theater
des Volkes - for musical comedy. These theaters
were formerly operated by the N.S. Kulturgemeinde
of the Propaganda Ministry but in agreement with
the latter Ministry the Strength through Joy organization 
has assumed predominant ownership and management. 
Strength through Joy also disposes over
"peoples theaters" in Breslau, Dresden and Munich-.
 
 In addition to these, its own theaters, which
give almost nightly performances during the season,
Strength through Joy concludes agreements with private 
theater owners in various cities, contracting
for blocks of seats for one or more evenings. The
State-supported Staatsoper in Berlin reserves one
evening every two weeks for Strength through Joy
(probably at considerable monetary sacrifice).
In other cases officials of the organization will
go to theater managers several weeks after an opening 
(when the novelty has worn off and attendance 
has begun to lag), and will propose taking
over the whole or a part of the seats for a stated
period. The price offered is only the standard
Strength through Joy rate of 75-80 pfennigs per
person; this is a more welcome contribution toward 
the meeting Of operating expenses than empty
seats, however, and it is said that many theater