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

Our star and flag

Our star and flag

Brown University

Tune: America. Within double line border, left side obliterated. At end of text: Dedicated to Vida Chapter, Tacoma, Washington.

Our Southern States, not long ago

Title from first line. Within double line border. At head of text: The bearer having lost his eyesight in pursuit of his business as a Millwright, has composed this song, and sells it ..

Our Southern dead

Our Southern dead

Brown University

Printed on yellow paper. At end of text: A. First line: Mourn for our glorious dead.

Our songster. Vol. 4, no. 43. Philadelphia

Contains texts of songs offered for sale by the publisher. At end: A.W. Auner's Printing Rooms, Tenth and Race Streete, Philadelphia, Pa. Each page printed in three columns, separated by single vertical lines. First song: His funeral's tomorrow / words and music by Felix McGlennon (first line: I will sing of Mike, the Turk:--Mike, one day, got tight) Includes other advertising.

Our soldiers need the pork and lamb

Title from first line. At end of text: W.E.K. Duplicate printing on each side of folded broadside probably intended to be placed on restaurant table.

Our soldiers brave

Our soldiers brave

Brown University

words and music by Fred Hazard. For voice and piano. Caption title.

Our Ship moves proudly on, my boys: A Union song

By E.W. Locke. In 7 stanzas. Each verse and its chorus celebrate at least one Civil War military or naval leader. Persons mentioned include: [George B.] McClellan, [Andrew Hull] Foote, [John] Ericsson, "Beaury" [G.T.] Beauregard, "Burnie" [Ambrose E.] Burnside, [Stonewall] Jackson and [James] Shields. At head of text: Air: "A little more cider, too". Below text: Entered according to act of Congress, by E.W. Locke, in the year 1862, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Maine. First line: Cheer up, cheer up, the night is past. First line of 1st and last chorus: McClellan is our man.

Our Sammy boys

Our Sammy boys

Brown University

words by G Allyn Rockwell ; music by Guy Call. Caption title. "Dedicated to our Sammy boys across the sea"--Cover. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: two battle scenes / E.H. Pfeiffer. March for voice and piano.

Our Sammie boys: a beautiful song

words by May M. Duffee ; music by L.A. Clark. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Cover illustration: photograph of soldiers posed on steps of building.

Our Rally Day song

Our Rally Day song

Brown University

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format in three columns. At head of title colored illustration of young children. Text of children's hymn in three seven-line stanzas. "Copyright 1910, by Geo. W. Wilmot."

Our prayer

Our prayer

Brown University

Author of poem unknown. Contains quote from Jim Elliot: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, To gain what he cannot lose" Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Our prayer

Our prayer

Brown University

Author of poem unknown. Contains quote from Jim Elliot: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, To gain what he cannot lose" Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Our prayer

Our prayer

Brown University

Author of poem unknown. Contains quote from Jim Elliot: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep, To gain what he cannot lose" Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.