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Arms and the Man, Detroit, [193-]. 'W.P.A. Detroit Federal Theatre Presents - Direct from Downtown Cinema Theatre - "Arms and the Man" - A Satirical Comedy by George Bernard Shaw - Sponsored by Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church - George Defer School - Grosse Pointe Park'. 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.