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The Milky Way, Salem, MA, [193-]. 'Empire Theatre...Home of the Spoken Drama...Federal Theatre Presents - The Milky Way - A Can Full of Hilarity'. 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.