2-945-226 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

The Merry Widow, Long Beach, CA, [193-]. '"The Merry Widow"...Municipal Auditorium Long Beach - Sponsored by Arthur L. Peterson...American Legion - Works Progress Administration - Federal Music Project'. 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.