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

Strike for freedom

Strike for freedom

Brown University

By Dr. A.R. Porter. Printed on blue paper. Poem in 19 four-line stanzas. Publication date suggested because poem urges readers to "strike for Fremont," who was a candidate for president in 1856.

Stresses in the peaceable kingdom

Stephen Sandy. Poetry; printed in red and black on cream-colored laid paper. Colophon in red at lower left: Printed at the Ferguson Press at Milford, New Hampshire, on July fifth, 1966, in an edition of one hundred copies.

Strength

Strength

Brown University

Printed in red, blue, black and gold on heavy paper in postcard format; rubricated initial block with floral spray at left and above; blue horizontal rules between lines of text. Type-signed at end of passage: Phillips Brooks. At end of text in larger type: A bright and happy New Year. "No. 503. Printed in Bavaria."--Verso. Suggested publication date from date of postmark on Brown University copy.

Straight farthest blood towards

Broadsheet printed in red and black on heavy white paper folded to create [8] pages. Cover title. On last page: (Opening section) Angus Maclise. Maclise made me on the dead language in Paris at dixhuit rue descartes.

Story

Story

Brown University

Richard & Barbara Outram. "Christmas 1974"

Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

by Robert Frost. Broadsheet. Printed on blue paper. At end of text: Bookmark for use with "Poetry A closer look"... On verso : The man he killed by T. Hardy.

Stop that knocking at the door

as sung and arranged by the Christy Minstrels ; words and music by A.F. Winnemore. For 2 voices (1st voice, bass), chorus (1st voice, 2nd voice, tenor, bass) and piano. Caption title. Additional verses: p. 7. Also published for: guitar.

Stop that knocking at the door

as sung and arranged by the Christy Minstrels ; words and music by A.F. Winnemore. For 2 voices (1st voice, bass), chorus (1st voice, 2nd voice, tenor, bass) and piano. Caption title. Additional verses: p. 7.

Stop dat knocking at the door

words and music by A.F. Winnemore. For 2 voices (1st voice, bass), chorus (1st voice, 2nd voice, tenor, bass) and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for merchandise: p. [6]

Stop dat knocking

Stop dat knocking

Brown University

rewritten & arranged by William Clifton. For voice, piano, and chorus (SATB) Caption title. Attributed to A.F. Winnemore in: Series of old American songs / Brown University Library, no. 34. Pages 3-7 are also numbered 40-44. Additional verses: p. 5. Cover illustration: engraved design showing minstrels.

Stop dat car!:: song & refrain

words by Thomas Addison; music by J.W. Wheeler For voice and piano Caption title Cover illustration: lithograph of Afro-American man; lithographed portraits of Carroll Johnson "S.C. Carbee, lith. 595 Washington St., Boston"--Cover

Stonewall Jackson's way

Stonewall Jackson's way

Brown University

Within double-line border. At head of text: (Found on a Confederate Sergeant of Jackson's Brigade, taken at Winchester, Va.) At end of text: Martinsburg, Sept. 13th, 1862. Author identification from Ellinger, p. 166.

Stonewall Jackson, a sentinel

Within ornamental border. At head of text: No! said the noble Jackson! "let them sleep, and I will watch the camp to-night." Poem in five eight-line stanzas. Author's name not on item. Suggested publication date because poem refers to Jackson's death but Civil War is still going on.

Still life

Still life

Brown University

Mildred A. Rose. Broadsheet printed on cream paper folded to create [6] pages. Includes 14 haiku. Includes biographical information.

Still life

Still life

Brown University

Mildred A. Rose. Broadsheet printed on cream paper folded to create [6] pages. Includes 14 haiku. Includes biographical information.

Still let us keep the feast

Title from first line. Within gilt edged, double line border, printed in black and red. Illustration of adoration of the archangel at head of text signed C.H.W.

Sterling, Massachusetts

Sterling, Massachusetts

Brown University

Pages [1] and [4] blank. Issued tied in lettered cardboard wrapper. Text of poem within ornamental green border.

Sterling stoves

Sterling stoves

Brown University

Broadsheet folded to create [8] pages, each within single-line border with ornamental corners. Illustrated with eight numbered drawings of two men playing cards and smoking cigars. Advertises Sterling stoves and base burners. Includes poetry. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.