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Show NATION THEATRE MAD. More Than One Hundred Millions Invested In-vested In Theatrical Business. New York, he new theatrical season sea-son which Is Just opening will be tho most Important, from many view-pointpolnts, view-pointpolnts, in the theatrical : history of the United States. While managers throughout the United States aro optimistic in their: perdictlons, nevertheless there Is an, undercurrent of alarm engendered by the theatrical war. More than $100,000,000 Is now Invested In-vested In things theatrical In this country. Over forty now theaters .have either boon built for the now season or are in tho course "of construction now. Ond' hundred and fifty new plays will bo prodiiced. As usual, Charles Frohninn Js tho Central figure In the. arrangements for the;( season, and. tho, greatest national Interest Is centered In his forthcoming forthcom-ing production' of "Chjintlcleer." t - in 1 '.". . ' i ' i |