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

My heart's in the trenches of France

words by Laurence Lockney ; music by Louis E. Backherms ; arranged by Cannon Hearne. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Edwin J. Taylor, at Camp Devens, Mass. "Dedicated to mothers, wives, and sweethearts of men in The 29th Regiment, Engineers." Cover illustration: drawing of woman thinking of soldiers in a trench / F.C. Manning.

My griefs

My griefs

Brown University

Within ornamental border. At end of text: Sold for the benefit of the author, the widow and the fatherless.

My griefs

My griefs

Brown University

Within ornamental border. At end of text: Sold for the benefit of the author, the widow and the fatherless.

My greeting to you

My greeting to you

Brown University

Printed in gold and colors within ornamental border on heavy paper in postcard format; illuminated initial block. Facsimile author autograph at end: Mary Cromwell Low. "No. 1946. Printed in Bavaria."--Verso. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

My greeting

My greeting

Brown University

1 broadsheet. On verso: Colored illustration of woman pointing gun at man captioned: Bartley Campbell's white slave. At end of text: Bartley Campbell. Date from internal evidence and because poem refers to reconciliation after Civil War.

My green streetcar

My green streetcar

Brown University

Pages [2]-[3] blank. Printed in green and black on heavy cream paper with deckled lower edge. Title from last page. Poem in twelve lines. "125 copies of My green streetcar by Ron Loewinsohn printed...."

My girl from the U.S.A.

My girl from the U.S.A.

Brown University

lyric by Max. C. Freedman ; music by Geo. B. McConnell. For voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: drawing of older woman / Starmer.

My girl

My girl

Brown University

No. 177 of untitled series.

My garden

My garden

Brown University

by Thomas Edward Brown. Pages 2, 4 blank. Within border of type ornaments.

My garden

My garden

Brown University

by Thomas Edward Brown. Pages 2, 4 blank. Within border of type ornaments.

My garden

My garden

Brown University

by Thomas Edward Brown. Pages 2, 4 blank. Within border of type ornaments.