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The Emperor's New Clothes, Newark, NJ, 1937. 'WPA Federal Childrens Theatre - Adele G. Nathan Supervisor - presents The Emperor's New Clothes...at the Fuld Hall...Co-Sponsored by Y.M.Y.H.A.'. 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.