In St.-Petersburg there were three imperial theatres:Alexandrinsky with the prices places from 17 copecks up to 13,80 roubles in box of the first circle; Mariinsky with the prices from 27 copecks on gallery of the fourth circle up to 17,20 in box of the first circle and Mihailovsky, where then were given drama performances on French, German and Russian languages, with prices from 42-55 on gallery up to 11,60-20,60 in box of the first circle. At these theatres in the prices of places was included the charitable tax. In 1882 monopoly of imperial theatres  In capital was liquidated.