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

Your lips are no man's land but mine: a real romantic war ballad

words by Arthur Guy Empey ; music by Chas. R. McCarron and Carey Morgan. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "Send back dear daddy to me" and other songs: p. 2-3, [4] Cover illustration: photograph of the star of the film "Over the top" / Brown Bros.

Your lad and my lad: song

poem by Randall Parrish ; music by Rossetter G. Cole. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [8]

Your flag and our flag

Your flag and our flag

Brown University

Title from first line. Speech of Hon. Thomas L. Reilly of Connecticut, in the House of Representatives, Monday, April 20, 1914.

Your flag and my flag

Your flag and my flag

Brown University

by Wilbur D. Nesbit. Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; indented border. At head of title embossed colored illustration of American flag on staff. First line same as title. Poem in two ten-line stanzas.

Your flag and my flag

Your flag and my flag

Brown University

by Wilbur D. Nesbit. Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; indented border. At head of title embossed colored illustration of American flag on staff. First line same as title. Poem in two ten-line stanzas.

Your enlistment

Your enlistment

Brown University

Duplicate printing on each side of folded broadside probably intended to be placed on a restaurant table. Poem urges saving food. At end of text: A.H.D.

Your deeds will bring you out

Printed in two columns divided by single line. Text of song in ten eight-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Your cross and my cross

Your cross and my cross

Brown University

J.T. Kerker. For voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: Red Cross nurse and wounded soldier.

Your country needs you now: march ballad

lyric by Al. Dubin ; music by Rennie Cormack and Geo. B. McConnell. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Frank Brockway. Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: photograph of Eulalie Jensen, Mary Maurice and Harry Morey.

Your country needs you now

lyric by Al. Dubin ; music by Rennie Cormack & Geo. B. McConnell. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Frank Brockway." Advertisement for music books: p. [6]

Your boy is on the coal pile now

by Sam. Ward. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for a songbook: p. [4] Cover illustration: sailor shoveling coal / R.S. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Your boy and my boy

Your boy and my boy

Brown University

words by Leona Upton ; music by Jack Doran. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Parts available for: band, orchestra.

Your are just the girl I'm looking for

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on recto in green, on verso in brown. At head of text illustration of man looking at girl through magnifying glass. Words and music of song chorus. Author's name not on item. "By permission of Copyright 1906 by Helf & Hager Co. Inc. 48 W. 28th St., N.Y."--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

Young lady's choice: and, The rover's choice

Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising between type ornaments: Sold wholesale and retail, corner of Merchant's Row & Market square--Boston. Deming used this address from 1829 to 1831.

Young Johny, the miller

Young Johny, the miller

Brown University

Printed area measures 21.1 x 7.8 cm. Also published under titles: Tid the gray mare; The Gray mare; Johnny, the miller, and beautiful Kate; and other variants. Not in Shaw & Shoemaker, Shoemaker, or Checklist Amer. imprints.

Young Johny, the miller

Young Johny, the miller

Brown University

Printed area measures 21.1 x 7.8 cm. Also published under titles: Tid the gray mare; The Gray mare; Johnny, the miller, and beautiful Kate; and other variants. Not in Shaw & Shoemaker, Shoemaker, or Checklist Amer. imprints.

Young America, we're strong for you

words and music by William McKenna. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [2], [6 Cover illustration: photograph of Six Brown Bros with Montgomery and Stone; drawing of little boy drawing picture of Uncle Sam / Walt. First line of text: Hear the school bell ringing. First line of chorus: We pin our hopes on Young America.

Young America on the machine

Printed in three columns. Four poems, each signed at foot of text: A.C. Harness; unsigned poem A Merry Christmas in larger type in third column.