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Clinton Street, [193-]. 'Clinton Street - Comedy in 3 Acts By Chaver Paver - W.P.A. Federal Theatre Presents in Jewish - Adelphi Theatre - 54th. Street East of 7th Ave'. Poster for New York stage show in Yiddish. 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.