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Carmen, [193-]. 'Philharmonic Auditorium...Tre Grandiosi Spetticoli [sic] D'Opera - "Carmen" - di G. Bizet - Compagnia di 300 Artisti - Direttore Jacques Samossoud'. Poster in Italian for a production of George Bizet's opera. 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.