Federal Theatre Project
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The Federal Theatre Project was a theatre program established during the Great Depression as part of the New Deal to fund live artistic performances and entertainment programs in the United States. It
Philip W. Barber, New York City director of the Federal Theatre Project, at the opening of Macbeth (April 14, 1936)
Poster for Salut au Monde (1936), an original dance drama by Helen Tamiris for the Federal Dance Theatre, a division of the Federal Theatre Project
Burt Lancaster and partner Nick Cravat with the Federal Theatre Circus (1935–1938)
Choreographer Clarence Yates rehearsing Olive Stanton and the cast of The Cradle Will Rock (1937)
Canada Lee
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Leonard Lionel Cornelius Canegata, known professionally as Canada Lee, was an American professional boxer and actor who pioneered roles for African Americans. After careers as a jockey, boxer and musi
Lee in 1948
Lee as Banquo in the Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth (1936)
Lee (center left) as Banquo in Act I, Scene 2, of Macbeth
Lee as Bigger Thomas in the Mercury Theatre production of Native Son (1941)