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

Railroad hymn

Railroad hymn

Brown University

Printed in two columns. Floral ornament below title. First line: The gospel train is coming.

Railroad Hall: three discourses

Within ornamented line border, printed in two columns divided by single line. At head of text: Rev. Henry Morgan will lecture on temperance.

Railroad Hall: three discourses

Within ornamented line border, printed in two columns divided by single line. At head of text: Rev. Henry Morgan will lecture on temperance.

Rail-roads

Rail-roads

Brown University

Poem attacks railroads for ruining the living of wagoners. Poem attacks railroads for ruining the living of wagoners. Within ornamental border. At head of title within border wood-engraving of walking man, boy and girl. Poem in eight four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Rail-roads

Rail-roads

Brown University

Poem attacks railroads for ruining the living of wagoners. Poem attacks railroads for ruining the living of wagoners. Within ornamental border. At head of title within border wood-engraving of walking man, boy and girl. Poem in eight four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Ragweed

Ragweed

Brown University

Printed on blue paper. At end of text: Willie Penmore.

Ragged Pat

Ragged Pat

Brown University

Curvilinear line above title and at end of song. Text of song in five four-line stanzas with two-line chorus beginning: Oh! boy, Paddy whack? At end of text below curvilinear line: A.W. Auner's Card and Job Printing Rooms, Tenth and Race Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Attributed to John Cross; entered under title rather than author. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence. This edition not in Wolf.

Ragged Pat

Ragged Pat

Brown University

Curvilinear line above title and at end of song. Text of song in five four-line stanzas with two-line chorus beginning: Oh! boy, Paddy whack? At end of text below curvilinear line: A.W. Auner's Card and Job Printing Rooms, Tenth and Race Sts., Philadelphia, Pa. Attributed to John Cross; entered under title rather than author. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence. This edition not in Wolf.

Radio Keith Orpheum: the world's best vaudeville and "radio pictures."

Printed in gold and brown on heavy cream paper. Illustrations include loudspeaker and radio. Cover title. Acknowledgment of correspondence includes poem. "The Radio-Keith-Orpheum organization thanks you for your comment on the broadcasting program of [blank]"--p. [3] Publication date from typewritten date "July 15, 1930" filling in blank space on page [3].

Radio Keith Orpheum: the world's best vaudeville and "radio pictures."

Printed in gold and brown on heavy cream paper. Illustrations include loudspeaker and radio. Cover title. Acknowledgment of correspondence includes poem. "The Radio-Keith-Orpheum organization thanks you for your comment on the broadcasting program of [blank]"--p. [3] Publication date from typewritten date "July 15, 1930" filling in blank space on page [3].

Raccoon hunt

Raccoon hunt

Brown University

Poetry and prose printed in two columns within border of type ornaments, divided by line of type ornaments. Illustration of landscape with African American stalking animal between title and text. In lower margin below border: Sold, wholesale and retail, by J.G. Hunt, at the Head of City Wharf, South Side. The firm was listed at above address in 1836.

Raccoon hunt

Raccoon hunt

Brown University

Poetry and prose printed in two columns within border of type ornaments, divided by line of type ornaments. Illustration of landscape with African American stalking animal between title and text. In lower margin below border: Sold, wholesale and retail, by J.G. Hunt, at the Head of City Wharf, South Side. The firm was listed at above address in 1836.

R.L.S: compiled in the interest of Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Park

by Flodden W. Heron. French fold; printed on double page in red and black on tan paper. Between title and subtitle on page [1] portrait initialed: F.H. captioned: Stevenson at Silverado. Cover title. Includes five poems about Stevenson, beginning with Stevenson in Monterey (First line: When long ago he wandered here) by John S. McGroarty.

R.I.P. Ogden Nash 1902-1971

Poetry and prose. Sewn into lettered illustrated folder lined with purple tissue paper. Printed in red, brown and black on cream paper. Cut of woman at window on page [2] Title from folder. "Designed, illustrated and printed & bound at the Bird in Hand Press by Bruce Wm. Bradley. Limited to sixty folders and fifteen bound copies ... hand set in 30 pt. Arrighi and 10 pt. New Times Roman types"--Colophon.

Qwee

Qwee

Brown University

Qweeku. At head of poem: Illustration of the number eight within a circle printed in lavender. Date from internal evidence.

Queen Victoria knew best

Within border of type ornaments. Poem in six stanzas of varying length. At end of text within border: Copyright 1901, by E.H. Woodson.

Quechua peoples poetry

Quechua peoples poetry

Brown University

Advertising for book available from Curbstone Press "an incorporated non-profit arts organization". Advertising for book available from Curbstone Press "an incorporated non-profit arts organization". Poetry and prose. Caption title. Printed in black and red on ivory paper. Page [1] is reproduction of book's illustrated cover. Page [4]: "Quechua peoples poetry is available for $6.00 from your bookseller or direct from Curbstone Press, 321 Jackson Street, Willimantic, Ct. 06226" with printer's mark in lower margin. "Translated by Maria A. Proser & James Scully."