Through its programs, the WPA supported the employment of underrepresented artists across all fields. Black actors and musicians had opportunities to perform in funded venues, though often in segregated productions. Gladys Boucree (c. 1900–1950) starred to great acclaim as Yum-Yum in the Federal Theatre Project’s 1938 swing-style production of W.S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and Arthur Sullivan’s (1842–1900) comic opera The Mikado, which had first premiered in 1885. Elizabeth Olds’ print W.P.A. Rhythm Band, also produced as a color screenprint, conveys the energy and dynamism of Black musicians in a brass band with tuba players, trombonists, saxophone players, and a drummer.