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

When your boy comes back to you

by Gordon V. Thompson. For voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: Soldier embracing woman in white dress with bow.

When your back goes back

Poetry. Printed on glossy card stock within single-line border and outer double-line border; chiropractic advertising between borders. At end of poem, within single-line border: Edmund Vance Cooke in the American Magazine. In lower left corner, within outer double-line border: Copyright 1915, by Sol. L. Long. First lines: Up from the earth you have risen, mollusk to mammal to man.

When you would have your house look nice

Printed on card stock within ornamental border. Title from first line. Poem in six stanzas advertising a department store, H.A. Gray in New Haven. Date from internal evidence.

When you know you're not forgotten by the girl you can't forget

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on recto in green, on verso in black. At head of text illustration of man watching woman mail a letter. First line same as title. Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item; J. Fred Helf wrote the music. "By permission of Copyright 1906 by Helf & Hager Co. Inc. 48 W. 28th St., N.Y."--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

When you come home: there'll be some celebrating

words by Val Trainor & Ed. Morton ; music by Dave Harris. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisements for other music: p. 3-[4] Cover illustration: soldier on ship and Statue of Liberty / Barbelle

When you come back: (one step)

words by Geo. Edwards ; music by Hugo Frey. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Made popular by Mr. Joe Smith's orchestra in the Grill Room, Plaza Hotel, New York." Advertisement for "Little Mother of Mine": p. [8] Cover illustration: ship at sea. Also published for: piano solo, song orchestration, cello and piano, and full orchestra.

When you come back: (one step)

words by Geo. Edwards ; music by Hugo Frey. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Made popular by Mr. Joe Smith's orchestra in the Grill Room, Plaza Hotel, New York." Advertisement for "Little Mother of Mine": p. [8] Cover illustration: ship at sea. Also published for: piano solo, song orchestration, cello and piano, and full orchestra.

When you come back my soldier boy

words and music by Karl R. Goetze with 158th Band. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: officers and men of 40th Division. "As originally played by the 158th Inft. Band." Cover illustration: photographs of General Frederick S. Strong and the 158th Infanty Band.

When you answer to the call

[words by] Jack ; [music by] Gill. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the hundreds of Americans that have been lost and the thousands of brave boys that are enlisting to an unknown fate, that we might have what our fathers fought for--freedom of land and sea."--Cover. Cover illustration: U.S. flag.

When you and I were young

Words and music by J. Ford. Within framelike linear border. At head of text: Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1864, by J. Ford, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for Eastern District of Pa. At end of text below rule within lower border: W.R. Smith, Agt. Music & Musical Instruments, No. 135 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia. Text of song in four eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Then weep no more, no more to-night. Entered under title rather than author.

When Yankee Doodle sails upon the good ship Home Sweet Home

words by Addison Burkhardt ; music by Fred Fisher. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier riding ship / de Takacs. First line of chorsus: There's goin' to be a great big holiday.

When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous francais

words by Will Hart ; music by Ed. Nelson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: soldier dancing with two women / Barbelle.

When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous francais

words by Will Hart ; music by Ed. Nelson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: soldier dancing with two women / Barbelle.

When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous francais

words by Will Hart ; music by Ed. Nelson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: soldier dancing with two women / Barbelle.

When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous francais

words by Will Hart ; music by Ed. Nelson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: soldier dancing with two women / Barbelle.

When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous francais

words by Will Hart ; music by Ed. Nelson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: soldier dancing with two women / Barbelle.

When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous francais

words by Will Hart ; music by Ed. Nelson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: soldier dancing with two women / Barbelle.

When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous francais

words by Will Hart ; music by Ed. Nelson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: soldier dancing with two women / Barbelle.

When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez vous francais

words by Will Hart ; music by Ed. Nelson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: soldier dancing with two women / Barbelle.