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

Post card: carte postale

Printed on heavy glossy white paper. Chiefly postal terms in various languages. At end of text: Cameramen Opposed to Wholesale Slaughter. Imprint and suggested range of publication dates from dealer.

Portuguese hymn

Portuguese hymn

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. Contains three hymns.

Portrait

Portrait

Brown University

Pages 2-3 blank Author's name printed as frame of poem, vertically along left and right margins and horizontally along others. Poem commonly known by 1st line: Buffalo Bill's Colophon on page 4: The Hart Press, December 1940 Poem (p. 1) and colophon (p. 4) printed parallel to inner margin.

Porto Rico

Porto Rico

Brown University

"Sung by Aida Overton Walker with the Smart Set Co. in S.H. Dudley's His Honor the barber"--Cover Music by Jas T. Brymm; lyrics by Cecil Mack Cover features photograph of Aida Overton Walker with floral decorations by Gene Buck.

Port Clinton Methodist Episcopal Sunday School

Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornament sections with ornamental corners. Text of four children's hymns. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Popular song sheet

Popular song sheet

Brown University

Printed on pink paper in two columns. Text of 45 numbered songs beginning with The star-spangled banner. Suggested range of publication dates because some World War I songs are included but no World War II songs.

Popular campaign songs

Popular campaign songs

Brown University

Printed in three columns; double rules between songs. Words of songs attacking Cleveland and praising Benjamin Harrison.

Popular ballads

Popular ballads

Brown University

Printed in three columns divided by single lines within double-line border. At head of second column wood-engraving of Jefferson Davis with no caption. Includes words of four popular songs and one Confederate song.

Pop on war

Pop on war

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by ornamental line border; green on green.

Poor Uncle Tom:: song & chorus

as sung by Wood's Minstrels at Minstrel Hall, N.Y.; the words by Henry Wood; the music composed by A. Sedgwick For voice, chorus (TABarB), and piano Cover title The name "Birch" appears beneath music on p. 3 and 5

Poor Tom

Poor Tom

Brown University

by Thomas Ward, temperance advocate. Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornaments. First line: Poor Tom was a slave, on the brink of the grave.

Poor sailor boy: and, The mermaid

Within border of type ornaments; printed in two columns divided by line of advertising: Sold wholesale and retail by L. Deming corner of Merchant's Row & Market Square, Boston. At head of title cut of sailing ship. At head of text in first column: Sung by John Thomas. L. Deming was listed at above address from 1829 to 1831.

Poor old slave

Poor old slave

Brown University

Poetry without music in three eight-line stanzas with chorus, beginning: The poor old slave has gone to rest. Text printed in black on pink paper within border of type ornament sections. Colophon at end of text within border below curvilinear line: H.J. Wehman, song publisher, New York. Possible range of dates suggested by other broadsides of the same title. The poem is attributed to G.W.H. Griffin. This edition not in Wolf.

Poor old slave

Poor old slave

Brown University

Poetry without music in three eight-line stanzas with chorus, beginning: The poor old slave has gone to rest. Text printed on pink paper within double line border. Colophon below rule within border at end of text: Printed and sold by H. Watkin, wholesale and retail, No. 227 Fifth Street, Cincinnati, O. Range of dates suggested by other song sheets of same title. The text of the poem is attributed to G.W.H. Griffin. This edition not in Wolf.

Poor old slave

Poor old slave

Brown University

Poetry without music in three eight-line stanzas with chorus, beginning: The poor old slave has gone to rest. Text within pictorial border (same as B in Wolf: Wrigley Ethiopian) Colophon in lower border: H. De Marsan. Dealer in songs, toy books, &c. No. 54 Chatham, N.Y. H. De Marsan is listed at above address between 1861 and 1865. The text of the poem is attributed to G.W.H. Griffin.

Poor old slave

Poor old slave

Brown University

Poetry without music in three eight-line stanzas with chorus, beginning: The poor old slave has gone to rest. Text within border of type ornaments with decorative corners. Colophon at end of text below rule within border: Sold wholesale by Horace Partridge, at No. 27 Hanover Street, Boston. Horace Partrige is listed at above address between 1860 and 1870. The poem is attributed to G.W.H. Griffin. This edition not in Wolf.

Poor old slave

Poor old slave

Brown University

Poetry without music in three four-line stanzas with chorus, beginning: That poor old slave is gone to rest. Text within border of type ornament sections. Colophon and advertising at end of text below curvilinear rule within border: J.H. Johnson. Card and job printer, No. 7 North Tenth Street, three doors above Market, Philadelphia. Cards, Circulars, bill-heads ... neatly printed, with accuray and despatch. 25 per cent. less than any other printer in the city. J.H. Johnson is listed at above address between 1858 and 1876. The poem is attributed to G.W.H. Griffin.

Poor old slave

Poor old slave

Brown University

Poetry without music in three eight-line stanzas with chorus, beginning: The poor old slave has gone to rest. Text within border of type ornament sections. Colophon below border in lower margin: World Manufacturing Company, 122 Nassau Street, New York. Possible range of dates suggested by other broadsides of the same title. The poem is attributed to G.W.H. Griffin. This edition not in Wolf.

Poor old slave

Poor old slave

Brown University

Poetry without music in three eight-line stanzas with chorus, beginning: The poor old slave has gone to rest. Text within border of type ornaments with decorative corners. Colophon at end of text below rule within border: Sold wholesale by Horace Partridge, at No. 27 Hanover Street, Boston. Horace Partrige is listed at above address between 1860 and 1870. The poem is attributed to G.W.H. Griffin. This edition not in Wolf.