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.
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.
words and music by Seneca G. Lewis. For voice and piano. Caption title. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for "On the road to home sweet home": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Kaiser Bill / Starmer.
words and music by Seneca G. Lewis. For voice and piano. Caption title. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for "On the road to home sweet home": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Kaiser Bill / Starmer.
Page [4] blank. Cover title. At head of poem on page [2]: Respectfully dedicated to Wm. McKinley that is and is to be, President of the United States. Reprint of letter of acknowledgement from J.A. Porter, Secretary to the President dated Washington, Nov. 20, 1899, on page [3]
Pages [2] and [4] blank. Printed in black and red on heavy brown paper with rubricated initial. Cover text within red double-line border with corner and center ornaments; at head and end of text page double lines with ornaments. Type-signed at end of text: Walt Whitman (1871)
Pages [2] and [4] blank. Printed in black and red on heavy brown paper with rubricated initial. Cover text within red double-line border with corner and center ornaments; at head and end of text page double lines with ornaments. Type-signed at end of text: Walt Whitman (1871)
Illustrations include drawing and reproductions of photographs of poets. Announces poetry readings with jazz Saturday Feb. 4 at Hampstead Town Hall. Poets include Daniel Abse, Anselm Hollo and Jon Silkin. Suggested publication date from last date mentioned; Feb. 4 fell on Saturday in 1961.