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Me Third, Denver, 1936. 'World Premiere - A Comedy by Mary Coyle Chase of Denver...Now Playing - Baker Federal Theatre'. (Coyle wrote the 1944 Broadway play 'Harvey', which was adapted into the 1950 film of the same name). 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.