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

Smile

Smile

Brown University

Printed in red on white paper. At head of title illustration of smiling alpaca. Poem in two four-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Smart's croon

Smart's croon

Brown University

Richard Outram. Poem. On p. 4.: "Forty copies"

Small but fine

Small but fine

Brown University

At head of text: Comical American song (Review in a nutshell) copyright 1907 by Observer.

Smack

Smack

Brown University

by Tom Clark ; with notes on Smack by Clark Coolidge ; photographs by Lewis P. MacAdams, Jr. Flyer with poem, advertising book. Issued as publisher's advertisement for Smack, by Tom Clark. Includes the complete poem "Combination," by Tom Clark. Printed on yellow-green paper with decorated left margin; printed in black and dark purple.

Slow me down, Lord. I am going too fast

Printed in calligraphy on white paper. At left of text reproduction of photograph of baby's head captioned: Then; at right reproduction of photograph of man's head [McCormick?] captioned: Now. Title from first lines. At head of title: William J. McCormick, 2902 Lewis Tower, Philadelphia (2), Pa. Poem, possibly by McCormick. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Slight hints

Slight hints

Brown University

Imprint covered by paper pasted on cardboard