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The World We Live In, 1937. 'Announcement - Theatre Party sponsored by the Millinery Workers' Union to see "The World We Live In" by Josef and Karel Capek - Mayan Theatre...Please See: Miss Helen Costello, Secretary of Union - Federal Theatre Project - A Division of the Works Progress Administration'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances. Czech artist and writer Josef Capek invented the word "robot" - his brother Karel introduced the word into literature.