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.
First song humorously describes bloody riots between "Natives" and "Irish." First song humorously describes bloody riots between "Natives" and "Irish." Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within double-line border on recto, without border on verso. On recto text of song in 19 four-line stanzas and varied four-line chorus. Song on recto to be sung to the tune: It 'ill neber do to gib it up. Text on verso headed: Whig songs includes two campaign songs about Henry Clay. Date from date of Presidential election when Clay and Frelinghuysen were candidates and of Philadelphia riots. Colophon on recto within lower margin: Published by J. Torr, 29 South Third Street, Philadelphia ....; below border: Sold by Colon & Adriance, in the Arcade .... Colophon on verso below rule: Published by Joseph Torr, 29 South Third Street, Philadelphia.
At head of title wood-engraving of young couple on shipboard. Printed area measures: 20.2 x 7.9 cm. Text of song in seven four-line stanzas. At end of text: Swindells, Printer. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
Tune: The landlady of France. Within border of type ornaments. Poetry in 14 six-line stanzas. Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising with rule at ends. Sold Wholesale and retail, Cross Street, near Mercantile Wharf, Boston. William Rutter was listed on Cross Street from 1829 to 1834.
At head of text: cut of paddle-wheel steamer, captioned: The steamer Edwin Forrest leaving her wharf at South Trenton. Advertising flier for steamer and for M'Makin's Hotel, Cape Island, Cape May, N.J.; includes time-table for August 1862.
Within double line border; type ornament above upper border at center. Text of song in five four-line chorus with four-line chorus beginning: O Mary don't you weep don't you weep. At end of text below double rule: Jacob Jones. Jones may be publisher not author. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
Printed in reddish-brown and blue on heavy brown paper within ornamental border. Poem. Colophon on verso: Ed Dorn from Hello, La Jolla. Zephyrus Image. San Francisco 1 February & Healdsburg 1 March 1976.
Printed in dark blue and black on cream paper in two columns At head of title: illustration of fish in water Poem in eight stanzas of varying length "lino block by Timothy Dibble
Printed in two columns. Cut of American eagle with shield at head of first column; cut of ship at end of text. At end of text: New York, Applegate, publisher, 257 Hudson-street. Lewis Applegate was listed at above address from 1831-1833; William Applegate from 1832-1835.
Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising: Sold wholesale and retail by Leonard Deming, corner of Merchants Row and Market Square, Boston. At head of text: three cuts (ship with sentinel on each side)
Printed in two columns. Cut of American eagle in center of title. At end of text: Printed and sold No. 25, High Street, Providence .. Henry Trumbull printed above address from 1826 to 1830.
Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments within border of type ornaments. At head of text wood-engraving of seascape with flotilla captioned: The van of our fleet the British to meet, commanded by Perry, the Lawrence bore down. In lower margin: Sold wholesale and retail by J. G. Hunt, at Song Depot and Book Stand, South Side City Wharf. Hunt used this address in 1836. First line: Ye tars of Columbia give ear to my story.
