Title

Help Yourself, Springfield, MA, [193-]. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Help Yourself, Springfield, MA, [193-]. 'Technical High School Auditorium...United Commercial Travelers of America...Present the Federal Theatre in "Help Yourself" - A Rollicking Farce Comedy in 3 Acts - Adapted from the Viennese by John C. Coman - Staged by Willard Dashiell - Music by Federal Theatre Orchestra - Works Progress Administration'. 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.

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Reference

HRM23A08_344

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Keywords

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