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

Lines on the death of Alfred C. Appleton

By Mrs. Sophia Fisk, Dublin, N.H. Printed in gold on glossy dark blue paper within border of type ornament sections. Poem in seven four-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from dealer.

Lines on the approach of winter

Within border of type ornament sections. Poem advertising stoves sold by Peck & Laselle. Suggested publication date from ms. notation on Brown University copy.

Lines on reading the life of Quincy

By Mrs. Sigourney. Page [4] blank. Suggested range of publication dates from the dates of publication of Quincy's life and poet's death.

Lines on reading the life of Quincy

By Mrs. Sigourney. Page [4] blank. Suggested range of publication dates from the dates of publication of Quincy's life and poet's death.

Lines on John Sterigere Haupt, : decd. June 9th 1843

Printed in two columns. Subtitle in brackets. At head of title wood-engraving of building, perhaps the academy mentioned below Poem in 20 four-line stanzas At end of text: H.H. To the pupils of Oakridge Select Academy

Lines on John Sterigere Haupt, : decd. June 9th 1843

Printed in two columns. Subtitle in brackets. At head of title wood-engraving of building, perhaps the academy mentioned below Poem in 20 four-line stanzas At end of text: H.H. To the pupils of Oakridge Select Academy

Lines on John Sterigere Haupt, : decd. June 9th 1843

Printed in two columns. Subtitle in brackets. At head of title wood-engraving of building, perhaps the academy mentioned below Poem in 20 four-line stanzas At end of text: H.H. To the pupils of Oakridge Select Academy

Lines on a recent inhuman, barbarous and atrocious affair: lately perpetrated at Chebacco, in Ipswich

"A deed without a name!" [First line: Hark! the sad tidings from the bell now sounding].--The innocent man [First line: Why should the innocent complain] Printed in two columns At end of second column: woodcut of cherub bearing scroll inscribed: Finis First column in smaller type; line of type ornaments at head and end, with second line of cherubs at head of poem At head of text of first poem: The following lines were written by a young person, whose feelings were much excited by hearing the bell tolling in Ipswich South Parish; at the same time viewing a number of graves in the burying place, that have evidently been disturbed by the hand of some notorious villain

Lines on a recent inhuman, barbarous and atrocious affair: lately perpetrated at Chebacco, in Ipswich

Printed in two columns. At end of second column: woodcut of cherub bearing scroll inscribed: Finis. First column in smaller type; line of type ornaments at head and end, with second line of cherubs at head of poem. At head of text of first poem: The following lines were written by a young person, whose feelings were much excited by hearing the bell tolling in Ipswich South Parish; at the same time viewing a number of graves in the burying place, that have evidently been disturbed by the hand of some notorious villain.

Lines of poetry

Lines of poetry

Brown University

composed by Mary S. Collins. Printed in two columns divided by double line within triple border of type ornament sections. Title in full: Lines of poetry, composed by Mary S. Collins, on her loss of sight in early infancy. Poem in two sections, one in six four-line stanzas and the second, headed: Love for, and talk to the Bible, in 21 stanzas. At bottom inside middle of border: Sage, Printer, No. 3, La Grange street, near 2d, opposite the Madison House. Place of publication suggested by dealer. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Lines of greeting

Lines of greeting

Brown University

Written by A. A. Fish, for the occasion of the seventieth birthday of Daniel D. Edgcomb. Within border of type ornaments.