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Jefferson Davis, [193-]. 'The Federal Theatre Presents - Jefferson Davis - A New Play by John McGee - direct from New York run - Broadway Cast of 50'. Theatre production about the President of the Confederate States of America during the civil war. 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.