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Harlem Jamboree, Peoria, IL, 1938. 'Federal Tent Theatre...Harlem Jamboree - New & Different - 32 People...Girls - Gowns - Dancers - Music - What A Show!'. 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.