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The First Legion, [193-]. 'Columbia...Request Return Engagement - "The First Legion" by Emmet Lavery...F.T.P. of W.P.A.'. 'Jesuit play': a robed figure kneeling at the base of a cross. 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.