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La Morte Civile, Boston, 1937. 'Michelangelo School Hall...Benefit of Augusta Fraternal Ass'n. - Federal Theatre Presents - The Italian Company in - "La Morte Civile" [The Civil Death] and "Variety"...Staged by Salvatore Tartaglia'. 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.