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

Say a prayer for the boys "out there"

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Alex Marr. March for voice and piano. Cover title. At head of title, in white box: The greatest patriotic ballad of the season. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: family saying grace / Starmer; photograph of Cook & Oatman.

Say a prayer for the boys "out there"

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Alex Marr. March for voice and piano. Cover title. At head of title, in white box: The greatest patriotic ballad of the season. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: family saying grace / Starmer; photograph of Cook & Oatman.

Say a prayer for the boys "out there"

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Alex Marr. March for voice and piano. Cover title. At head of title, in white box: The greatest patriotic ballad of the season. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: family saying grace / Starmer; photograph of Cook & Oatman.

Say a prayer for the boys "out there"

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Alex Marr. March for voice and piano. Cover title. At head of title, in white box: The greatest patriotic ballad of the season. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: family saying grace / Starmer; photograph of Cook & Oatman.

Say a prayer for the boys "out there"

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Alex Marr. March for voice and piano. Cover title. At head of title, in white box: The greatest patriotic ballad of the season. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: family saying grace / Starmer; photograph of Cook & Oatman.

Say a prayer for the boys "out there"

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Alex Marr. March for voice and piano. Cover title. At head of title, in white box: The greatest patriotic ballad of the season. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: family saying grace / Starmer; photograph of Cook & Oatman.

Say a prayer for the boys "out there"

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Alex Marr. March for voice and piano. Cover title. At head of title, in white box: The greatest patriotic ballad of the season. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: family saying grace / Starmer; photograph of Cook & Oatman.

Say a prayer for the boys "out there"

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Alex Marr. March for voice and piano. Cover title. At head of title, in white box: The greatest patriotic ballad of the season. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: family saying grace / Starmer; photograph of Cook & Oatman.

Say "au revoir" but not "good-bye": (Dis "au revoir", mais pas "adieu")

revised and re-arranged by E.T. Paull ; French version by Jacques H. Caliche ; words and music by Harry Kennedy. For voice and piano, in key of B♭ Lyrics in English and French. Caption title. "Dedicated to my Esteemed Friends, Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Lindsay." "Original [edition] Copyright MDCCCXCIII by Will H. Kennedy"--P.2. Advertisement for other E.T. Paull songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: woman and soldier embracing / E.H. Pfeiffer. Also published in key of A♭

Saws I saw saw in Arkansaw

At head of text: Inspired by the plant of the Bodcaw Lumber Company, Stamps, Arkansas, and respectfully dedicated to the Arkansas Legislature.

Save your kisses till the boys come home: song

words & music by Tom Mellor, Harry Gifford & Fred Godfrey. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: woman reading letter / John Frew.

Save this lion head: it is valuable

Broadsheet printed on white paper in colors on recto, in black on verso. At center of title on recto colored lithograph of facing lion's head captioned: Lion head; on verso drawing in black of hand holding scissors, captioned: Cut out lion head on other side. On verso poem in two twelve-line stanzas entitled: This is a secret (First line: Who would not win a handsome prize) Advertises Lion Coffee and offers premiums. Suggested publication date from mention of January 1, 1902 as last date for accepting this lion head in return for premium.

Sauna

Sauna

Brown University

Printed on brown paper. Poem in 11 lines. Type-signed at end: Guy R. Beining. In lower left corner: JM. ER. Tightrope VI. Issued as part of Set no. 162 with other poetry broadsides handset and printed by Jo Mish and Ed Rayher in periodical Tightrope, vol. 6.

Sauna

Sauna

Brown University

Printed on brown paper. Poem in 11 lines. Type-signed at end: Guy R. Beining. In lower left corner: JM. ER. Tightrope VI. Issued as part of Set no. 162 with other poetry broadsides handset and printed by Jo Mish and Ed Rayher in periodical Tightrope, vol. 6.

Saturday

Saturday

Brown University

Poetry. Printed on card stock. Illustration in color on gold ground of Afro-American woman bathing child; dialect poem at upper right. One of set of seven cards advertising Higgins' German Laundry Soap, one for each day of the week. Date from internal evidence.

Sarah

Sarah

Brown University

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 head of woman wearing plumed hat. First line same as title. Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item; Albert Von Tilzer is author of music. "By permission of the York Music Co. Copyright MCMV by the York Music Co. Albert Von Tilzer Mgr."--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

Sapphobones

Sapphobones

Brown University

Kirby Doyle ; photo - Oaranos. Not paginated. Printed in narrow vertical format, then folded printed side in. Black and white photograph with colored edges glued at head of title.

Santa claws

Santa claws

Brown University

Caption title. Printed in red, black and green. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. On page [1]: Xmas greetings from Bernard Stone. tedjoans Harlem 68. Hill & Wang/Blk Pow-Wow.

Santa claws

Santa claws

Brown University

Caption title. Printed in red, black and green. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. On page [1]: Xmas greetings from Bernard Stone. tedjoans Harlem 68. Hill & Wang/Blk Pow-Wow.

Santa claws

Santa claws

Brown University

Caption title. Printed in red, black and green. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. On page [1]: Xmas greetings from Bernard Stone. tedjoans Harlem 68. Hill & Wang/Blk Pow-Wow.

Santa Claus's visit

Santa Claus's visit

Brown University

Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.