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After the terrible troubles that beset Martha Graham's company in the decade after her death, in 1991--fights between the artistic director and the board, a three-year lawsuit, even a brief close-down--the troupe seemed to emerge newborn a few years ago. Last spring, the company put on a fine, splashy two-week season at City Center, with a freshly commissioned work and, most important, a pit full of live musicians, something that few modern-dance organizations can afford. It looked like the old days. But as Janet Eilber, the company's new artistic director (and former star), told interviewers recently, it only looked that way. In fact, the troupe did not have the money ...