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One Third of a Nation, New Orleans, 1938. 'Jerusalem Temple...Federal Theatre & Group Theatre Presents - "One Third of a Nation" - a Living Newspaper Play - Walter Winchell Says: A Spell Binding Document - this Major Episode Christened "One Third of a Nation"'. Poster for a play written by Arthur Arent, dealing with the problem of housing in the United States and the growth of slums in New York City. The play was adapted as a feature film in 1939. 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.