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Circus, Fitchburg, MA, [193-]. 'Federal Theatres Circus - "The Big Show"...200 Big Top Performers - 20 Acts - 1,000 Thrills - Scores of Clowns - Under Canvas - Post No.10 American Legion - Summer St. Grounds'. 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.