Performance and Entertainment

Digital collections that fall within the John Hay Library’s Performance and Entertainment STRATEGIC COLLECTING DIRECTION. Here you will find digitized materials that document the history and creative process of performing arts and provides a window into public life and popular entertainment in the Americas through plays, dance, film, music, photography, and pornography.
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Items in this collection

The devil and hackney coachman: and, The Canadian boat song

Poetry within border of type ornaments, printed in two columns, divided by curvilinear line. Cut of coach with horses and driver at head of text in first column, captioned "How he'd swear, and how he'd drive, number three hundred and fifty-five. In lower margin below border: Sold wholesale and retail by Hunts & Shaw, No. 2 Mercantile wharf, and head of city wharf, North side; the firm's location from 1837 to 1841.

The despot's song

The despot's song

Brown University

Caption title. Poetry in five eight-line stanzas printed in black within double line border. At head of text cut of elephant carrying banner with legend: I carry along! Title printed on elephant's blanket. At end of text: Baltimore, March 15, 1862; type-signed "Ole Secesh." E.P. Ellinger in "Southern war poetry," p. 28, attributes the work "From circumstantial evidence" to Dr. N.G. Ridgely."

The descent of the eagle

At head of text: ... Samuel B. Fales, Esq. ... The following poem on the Eagle ... was suggested by my delightful visit, a short time since to the "Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon," ..

The Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance presents Body & Sole's Fall Dance Concert

This concert of all student choreography was produced by Body & Sole in partnership with the theatre faculty to showcase the creativity of Brown dancers. The show ranged from contemporary to bellydance, from African-inspired jazz to lyrical. The student choreographers for this show were: Joelle Murphy, Katie O'Brien, Rachel Foreman, Tsveta Volen Krumove, Shira Adler, Kathryn Devlin, Elizabeth DeLucis, Liviya Kraemer, Carolyn Siegel, Meg Weeks, Meaghan Caulfield, Keith Monach, Dan Lurie The student choreographers for this show were: Joelle Murphy, Katie O'Brien, Rachel Foreman, Tsveta Volen Krumove, Shira Adler, Kathryn Devlin, Elizabeth DeLucis, Liviya Kraemer, Carolyn Siegel, Meg Weeks, Meaghan Caulfield, Keith Monach, Dan Lurie. This concert of all student choreography was produced by Body & Sole in partnership with the theatre faculty to showcase the creativity of Brown dancers. The show ranged from contemporary to bellydance, from African-inspired jazz to lyrical. The student choreographers for this show were: Joelle Murphy, Katie O'Brien, Rachel Foreman, Tsveta Volen Krumove, Shira Adler, Kathryn Devlin, Elizabeth DeLucis, Liviya Kraemer, Carolyn Siegel, Meg Weeks, Meaghan Caulfield, Keith Monach, Dan Lurie The student choreographers for this show were: Joelle Murphy, Katie O'Brien, Rachel Foreman, Tsveta Volen Krumove, Shira Adler, Kathryn Devlin, Elizabeth DeLucis, Liviya Kraemer, Carolyn Siegel, Meg Weeks, Meaghan Caulfield, Keith Monach, Dan Lurie. Ashamu Dance Studio, Lyman Hall The Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance presents Body & Sole's Fall Dance Concert, Department of Theatre Arts records, OF.1Q.T1, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

The Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance and Michelle Bach-Coulibaly present Commencement Dance Concert 2008

This Commencement Dance Concert continued the tradtion of bringing alumni back to campus as part of reunion week. Producer Michelle Bach-Coulibaly sited this fact and welcomed alumni choreographers and performers, Carol Abizaid, Chris Elam, Jody Green, Jamal Jackson, and Sean Thomas back to Brown. The student choreographers for this show were: Ashley Chung, Chris Smothers, Miya Perry. The alumni choreographers and the dances in which they performed for this show were: Jamal Jackson '00, "Assimilation", "Due Negligence"| Chris Elam '98, "Cast-Iron Crutches" This Commencement Dance Concert continued the tradtion of bringing alumni back to campus as part of reunion week. Producer Michelle Bach-Coulibaly sited this fact and welcomed alumni choreographers and performers, Carol Abizaid, Chris Elam, Jody Green, Jamal Jackson, and Sean Thomas back to Brown. The student choreographers for this show were: Ashley Chung, Chris Smothers, Miya Perry. The alumni choreographers and the dances in which they performed for this show were: Jamal Jackson '00, "Assimilation", "Due Negligence"| Chris Elam '98, "Cast-Iron Crutches" Stuart Theatre, Faunce House The Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance and Michelle Bach-Coulibaly present Commencement Dance Concert 2008, Department of Theatre Arts records, OF.1Q.T1, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

The Democratic convention

Poem. At end of text: Alfred Antoine Furman. From The Passaic daily news July 10 1924. Broadsheet. On verso: Mr. Furman's works : [list of 4 items] / agent: Philip Howard Furman, Rare and Standard Books, 363 West 51st Street, New York. First line: I sat in the Convention Hall.

The Democratic convention

Poem. At end of text: Alfred Antoine Furman. From The Passaic daily news July 10 1924. Broadsheet. On verso: Mr. Furman's works : [list of 4 items] / agent: Philip Howard Furman, Rare and Standard Books, 363 West 51st Street, New York. First line: I sat in the Convention Hall.

The defeat of the Cocci army

Printed in two columns. At head of text: Dedicated to Doctor James Brodie Davidson, Exodontist of Newark, New Jersey. At end of text: (Written by a convalescing patient)

The deed enacted is it done forever?

Pages [2], [3] and [4] blank; fold at top. Poetry. Title from first line. At head of title large question mark. Printed in three columns. Date approximation from internal evidence.

The deed enacted is it done forever?

Pages [2], [3] and [4] blank; fold at top. Poetry. Title from first line. At head of title large question mark. Printed in three columns. Date approximation from internal evidence.

The deed enacted is it done forever?

Pages [2], [3] and [4] blank; fold at top. Poetry. Title from first line. At head of title large question mark. Printed in three columns. Date approximation from internal evidence.

The Declaration of Independence, signed July 4th, 1776: a song, designed for the public schools and academies

Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within border of type ornament sections. Title from first lines. Title continues with four-line verse: But doubtless, A song which every one should know, Throughout our mighty nation, For it contains the names of those Who signed the Declaration. To be sung to the tune: Twenty years ago. Text of song in ten numbered four-line stanzas with first stanza repeated as chorus. At end of text within lower border: Hunt & Miner, Agents for Pittsburgh. J.J. East, Agent for Allegheny. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for the Western Div. of Pa.

The death of William Harmon

Composed by A.W.H. Poetry in 24 four-line stanzas printed in two columns; within border of type ornaments. Internal evidence, e.g. border and mention of Portland Me., suggests possible range of dates and place of publication.

The death of William Harmon

Composed by A.W.H. Poetry in 24 four-line stanzas printed in two columns; within border of type ornaments. Internal evidence, e.g. border and mention of Portland Me., suggests possible range of dates and place of publication.

The death of William Harmon

Poet's brother is knocked overboard and drowned. Poet's brother is knocked overboard and drowned. Composed by A.W.H. Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within border of type ornaments. Poem in 24 four-line stanzas. Possible place and date of publication suggested by mention of Portland City and appearance of item, especially border and type face. Variant with different border of broadsides owned by Brown University (HB1069 and HB1633)

The death of the embargo

Printed on ivory paper in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. At head of title cut of eagle and clouds at left, fish at right; at end of second column cut of man leading leashed turtle. Poem in six eight-line stanzas. At end of second column: Printed by Nathaniel Coverly, Jun'r. At end of text: Reproduced in the Isaiah Thomas Printing Office at Old Sturbridge Village, Massachusetts, from the original in the American Antiquarian Society. Suggested date from date of acquisition of Brown University copy; the original may date from the repeal of the Embargo Act in 1809.

The death of our Clara

The death of our Clara

Brown University

Pages [2]-[4] blank. Poetry in five six-line stanzas printed on black-edged paper. At end of text: William Henry Onion. Marie Autoinette Onion.

The death of little Willie

Page [4] contains text. Within border of type ornaments. At end of text: Southbridge, Mass. October 27th, 1853.