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Yankel Boyla, Los Angeles, 1938. 'Paramount Auditorium..."Yankel Boyla" (in Yiddish) - A New Play by Leon Kobrin in 4 Acts - Directed by Adolph Freeman [Hebrew text]'. 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.