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Holy Night, Chicago, 1937. 'Blackstone Theatre....The Federal Theatre Presents - A Christmas Fantasy with Music - Holy Night - by Gregorio Martinez Sierra - Direction of Kay Ewing - Cast of Eighty...Chorus of Fifty Voices - Costumes by John Pratt...Direction of Lillian Rosedale - Assisted by Viola Hill - Settings by Clive Rickabaugh'. 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.