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Chalk Dust, Los Angeles, [193-]. 'Hollywood Playhouse - Opens June 6th - 1936 N.Y. Smash Hit! - Federal Theatres Attraction - Divn. of W.P.A.'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the US Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theatre workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theatre to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.