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

Where things are

Where things are

Brown University

Poetry. Caption title. Photo-mechanically reproduced visual poem created from type and manuscript. Publisher's note on Brown University copy states "'Where things are' was Blue Pig 17." Series is published in Northampton, Mass. by the Sand Project Press; no. 17 was published in 1972.

Where the shamrocks used to grow

Poem ridicules Britain and predicts German victory in World War I. Poem ridicules Britain and predicts German victory in World War I. At head of text: Sung to The wearing of the green (Author shot for treason) Text of song in six eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: It's the awfulest country that ever you did see. At end of text: Copyright 1916. Orders for this poem [ ... ] by mail. Price 10 [ ... ] Postage Sta[ ... ] Address[ ... ] Alex McG. W[ ... ]

Where sun-spores

Where sun-spores

Brown University

Printed on pink paper. First line same as title. Includes 18-line poem and publisher's note. At end of poem: Lucio Piccolo translated by Brian Swann & Ruth Feldman. "500 copies have been printed, 300 for the two translators and 200 for the publisher."

Where new songs peal

Where new songs peal

Brown University

Printed in reddish-brown on green ground on glossy paper in postcard format. Type-signed at end: Lilith Lorraine. Publication date from postmark on Brown University copy.

Where Lincoln sleeps

Where Lincoln sleeps

Brown University

Poem in two ten-line stanzas. At end of text: Dedicated to Peter Stavropoulos, William Roukas, Harry Erinakis and Truman H. Kimpton by William Kimberley Palmer. Chicopee, Massachusetts U.S.A. March 1929.

Where Keats first dreamed

At foot of title: Awarded the Browning silver medal and read before the Philadelphia Browning Society, January 23, 1913.

Where it's at

Where it's at

Brown University

Printed on heavy cream paper. Prose poem. At end of text: From The famous boating party by Sam Hamod. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Where is the girl I left behind: novelty song

words and music by George M. Cohan. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "Dear little boy of mine": p. [4] "Get this song for your talking machine and player piano"--P. 2-3. Cover illustration: photograph of George M. Cohan; drawings of soldier and woman / S.

Where is Major Phipps?

Where is Major Phipps?

Brown University

Song about runaway embezzler. Song about runaway embezzler. By Edward Atkins. To be sung to the tune: Dunderback's machine. Text of song in four eight-line stanzas with eight-line chorus beginning: Then, oh, Major darling dear. At end of text below rule: Auner, Printer, Tenth & Race Streets, Phila. Pa. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Where is heaven

Where is heaven

Brown University

Reproduction of painting by Anne Bremer on p. [2]; and poem p. [3] within green ruled and black decorative border. Tied in cover bearing legend: Oh, call it by some better name, for friendship sounds too cold. / A merry Christmas and a happy New Year from Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Lilienthal.

Where is Christmas?

Where is Christmas?

Brown University

by Ulrich Troubetzkoy. Page [4] blank. Printed in red and black on white paper. On page [1] illustration of snow-covered church. Caption title. "Reprint from New York Herald tribune." Place and date of publication information from donor.

Where is Beefsteak Land

Where is Beefsteak Land

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Broadsheet folded into thirds. Internal evidence suggests date approximation.

Where I am

Where I am

Brown University

Printed in green with floral border framing upper part of text.

Where did you leave my daddy: song

words by Anthony Rossi ; music by Chris. Praetorius. Waltz for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement for another song: p. [4]

Whene'er I take my walks abroad

Printed on card stock. Title from first line. At head of text photograph of woman and girl visiting poor family pasted on. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

When your Uncle Sammy to our country makes appeal

Poetry. Text of song in four stanzas of varying length with chorus beginning: When your Uncle Sammy to our country makes appeal. Type-signed at end: Copyright May, 1918 by H. Hansen. Place of publication from notarized statement attached to Brown University copy.

When your boy comes back to you

by Gordon V. Thompson. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: Soldier embracing woman in striped dress; photographs of Gordon V. Thompson and John Slatter. Also published for: orchestra and band, mixed or male quartette or chorus.