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Purple Is As Purple Does (Touch of Brimstone), Los Angeles, 1936. 'Hollywood Playhouse..."Purple Is As Purple Does"...Federal Theatre Project - Div. of W.P.A.'. 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.