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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Song lyrics

Song lyrics

Brown University

by William Leander Sheetz. At head of text: Group I. Printed in two columns. Contains four songs.

Song for the Senior class of 1839

Pages [2], [3], and [4] blank. Poetry in six four-line stanzas with four-line chorus; printed in two columns divided by double rule. "Air. - Auld Lang Syne" Caption title.

Song for the New Year

Song for the New Year

Brown University

Mary Barnard ; illustrations by Anita Bigelow. Printed in green and black on heavy white paper. Illustration in green of naked male and costumed female dancers. Caption title. "December 1985"--Cover.

Song for the Abbot Jubilee: August 23d, 1838

Poetry in four eight-line stanzas. To be sung to the tune: Auld lang syne. Possible place of publication suggested by like type-face of other broadsides printed for the same occasion in Exeter, N.H. Poem is attributed to W.B.O. Peabody.

Song for singing

Song for singing

Brown University

Poetry. Printed on tan paper. Six stick figures of dancers in red. At head of title, above illustration : of Tinker Press Broadside No. 2. At end of poem: Annie Doak Dillard. Colophon at end: Set in Garamond type and printed on Fabriano paper at The Tinker Press, Hollins College, Virginia, 1966. First line: Moss on a crow-rib, wine on stone.

Song for Columbus Day

Song for Columbus Day

Brown University

By Emma Shaw, Providence. Poetry. To be sung to the tune: Watch on the Rhine. Song in five numbered verses with chorus. Imprint date suggested because song was sung at the dedication of a statue of Columbus in Providence Nov. 8, 1893 for Columbus Quatercentenary and the same type was used in the program entitled: Dedication of the Bartholdi statue of Columbus. First line: Columbus' fame! Sound the refrain.

Song for a Christmas tree

French fold; printed on double leaves. Printed in green. On page [1]: ... From Margaret Widdemer for you, Christmas 1938. At end of text: (Permission McCall's)

Song dedicated to the G.A.R

By James Rooney. Within heavy single-line border. To be sung to the tune: Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are marching. Text of song in four six-line stanzas with five-line chorus beginning: Then we never shall forget the Union soldier. At end of text: Compliments of the Troy Store. Place of publication from Typographical Union label li lower right corner. Suggested range of publication because of reference to McKinley, who was elected President in 1896.

Song

Song

Brown University

W. H. Auden. Poetry. Printed in two columns in black and red on shiny white paper. "Designed by MPD, London College of Printing. Typeset by Apt Photoset ... Printing by First Impression ...." Intended to be displayed on the London subway system. Publication date from dealer. First line: Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.

Song

Song

Brown University

Song for a reunion in Norwich to celebrate the town's birthday. Song for a reunion in Norwich to celebrate the town's birthday. Title from first line. To be sung to the tune: Auld lang syne. Text of song in five four-line stanzas with varied four-line chorus beginning: For auld lang syne, dear friends. Suggested place of publication and range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Song

Song

Brown University

Written by the late Mrs. Rawson. Printed in two columns. Second and third poems refer without naming it to the Bunker Hill Monument, begun in 1825 and dedicated in 1843.

Son replies

Son replies

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by ornamented line.

Somewhere, somewhere in France

words by Wm Vaughn Dunham ; music by Shelton Brooks. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Mrs. Mary Borden-Turner-U.S.A. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Hilda Blake; drawing of a woman weeping / Starmer. Also published for: band and orchestra.

Somewhere, right now

Somewhere, right now

Brown University

Poetry. Printed on blue card stock in postcard format. Title from first line. On verso: From Poem written with my son's pen, first series, Spring 1975 number two.

Somewhere there are thousand broken hearts

lyric by A. Rossi ; music by T. Acciani. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Featured by: Emily Gordon. Cover illustration: photograph of Emily Gordon; drawing of a soldier and sailor / E.O. Rauschkolb.

Somewhere over there

Somewhere over there

Brown University

lyric by Medora Bowen Pulver ; music by ed. O'Keefe. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: battle scene with artillery / E.H. Pfeiffer, N.Y.