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Prologue to Glory, Portland, OR, 1938. 'Federal Theatre - Prologue to Glory by E. P. Conkle - Oregon W.P.A. Theatre...'. 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.