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Vaudeville Unit, Reading, PA, [193-]. 'Reading Company Y.M.C.A...Federal Theatre Vaudeville Unit...Presents - Eddie Blandy - Comedy Acrobatic Juggler; Lou Dentzer - Versatile Comedian; Riddle Bros. - Comedy-Acrobats; Jack Haines - The Human Torch; Billy & Carmen - Melody Boys of Radio Fame; Three Pauls - Sensational Hand Balancing Act - William W. Fry, Master Ceremonies and Business Manager'. 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.