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The Curtain Rises, Derry, NH, [193-]. 'Adams Memorial Hall...The Federal Dramatic Players Present The Three Act Comedy - The Curtain Rises - Sentiment - Humor - Tears - A Real Broadway Production - Special Scenery and Lighting Effects - Music by a W.P.A. Orchestra - Lou Joubert Directing'. 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.