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.
This collection is part of Brown University Library, hosted by Brown University.

Items in this collection

The carrier's address, January 1, 1883

Caption title. Issued in lettered illustrated paper wrapper; illustration of carrier boy on back cover. The Carrier's address type-signed: David L. Proudfit on page [1]; list of memorable events in 1882, jokes and two other poems on pages 2-4. Hay Broadsds Harris copy: Not shelved in Carriers' drawers in stacks; shelved with other Harris Broadsides in broadsides workroom.

The capture of William Wood, by the Blackfoot Indians

Composed by A.W. Harmon. Caption title. Poem. Printed area: 21.5 x 13.1 cm. Sung to the tune: Just before the battle, mother. Printed in two columns, divided by a single line, within border of type ornaments. Also published unter title: Sixty families massacred by the Blackfoot Indians. Possible range of dates suggested by internal evidence, e.g. border, and information supplied by bookseller.

The captain's well

The captain's well

Brown University

By John Greenleaf Whittier; illustrated by Howard Pyle; engraved by H. Wolf, R.G. Teitze, E.A. Clement. Issued as Supplement to the New York Ledger January 11, 1890. Text and floral drawings in pages [1] and [4] within single line border. Pages [2] and [3] with text of poem and illustrations are numbered 18 and 19.

The captain of the toy brigade

by Wm. J. McKenna. For voice and piano. Caption title. War slogan: p. [4] Advertisements for other songs: p. [3-4] Cover illustration: drawing of mother and little boy with toy soldiers / Barbelle.

The campaign is raging

The campaign is raging

Brown University

Title from first line. Last line of chorus: "And don't forget that Garfield is the man."

The campaign is raging

The campaign is raging

Brown University

Title from first line. Last line of chorus: "And don't forget that Garfield is the man."

The camp fire

The camp fire

Brown University

At end of text: Dedicated to J. Craig, Esq., Craig's Crossing, B.C.

The Calpe hunt

The Calpe hunt

Brown University

Poetry. At head of text: "Great pleasure is expressed in the garrison (of Gibraltar) at the kindness of General Franco in permitting the Royal Calpe Hunt of Gibraltar to resume hunting ..." News item in "Daily Telegraph." At end of poem: Stanley Richardson. In lower left-hand corner: J. W. & S., B. 1937. Country of publication suggested because acquired in batch of Canadian poetry broadsides from Canadian dealer. First line: The scarlet coat rides now in the scarlet lands.

The call to arms: march song

words and music by Maud Richey Bonnell. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to Machine Gun Company, 7th California Infantry." Advertisement for another song: p. [6]

The call to arms: march song

words and music by Maud Richey Bonnell. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to Machine Gun Company, 7th California Infantry."

The call of the mountains

Poem praises Colorado and its scenic drives. Cover title. At left of title on page [1] cut of mountain landscape with pine trees; on page [4] reproduction of two photographs captioned: Beautiful Seven Falls, and: Grave of Helen Hunt Jackson. Poem in seventeen eight-line stanzas At head of text information about author who "was 77 years old at the time of his death in 1927." Type-signed at end of poem on page [3]: W. C. Hibbs. In lower left corner on page [3] printing union label for Cold Springs, without mention of state. Publication date suggested by the date of the author's death mentioned in introductory prose paragraph

The call of the flag

The call of the flag

Brown University

arr. by Gladys Corey ; words and music by Mary Emeline Sheehan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedication to: Woodrow Wilson. Cover illustration: drawing of American flag.

The call of the flag

The call of the flag

Brown University

words by L.D.W. ; music adapted from H. Aïdé. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Our Soldiers."--Cover. Cover illustration: U.S. flag.

The call of the flag

The call of the flag

Brown University

words by L.D.W. ; music adapted from H. Aïdé. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Our Soldiers."--Cover. Cover illustration: U.S. flag.

The call from earth

The call from earth

Brown University

Printed in gold on glossy white card stock within ornamental frame. At head of title colored lithograph of three angels watching woman and child in bed pasted onto card. Poem in six lines. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The call

The call

Brown University

Within double line border At end of text: A.B.