She collected her mail and passed me again on her way back into that half-empty echoing house.

The troupe, one of the most acclaimed in the country, played seven performances to half-empty houses.

The romantic chemistry was nil, and by the spring, the company was playing to half-empty houses.

She wandered around the house with her grocery bag looking at the half-empty house.

And some ensembles that performed to half-empty houses on Sunday are offering exchanges to ticket holders who were unable to attend.

They played in front of half-empty, or three-quarters-empty, houses.

Carmen was often performed to half-empty houses, even when the management gave away large numbers of tickets.

But the previous year sales had lagged, with some performances playing to half-empty houses.

The kids didn't want to know from him because he was too Jewish, so he played to half-empty houses - just to the old people.

Who else in this half-empty echoing house would be answering at 6.12 in the morning?