Alice in Wonderland, San Francisco, 1937. 'Federal Theatre Project Presents the Marionettes in "Alice in Wonderland" for Children...Alcazar [Theatre]...'. 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.