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.
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Items in this collection

Knitting

Knitting

Brown University

words & music by Muriel Bruce & Baron Aliotti. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other songs: p. [6-8] Cover illustration: drawing of a woman knitting / Starmer.

Knit, knit, knit: song

Knit, knit, knit: song

Brown University

words by Anna Caldwell ; music by Ivan Caryll. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical: Jack o'lantern. Advertisements for other music: p. [7-8] Cover illustration: woman holding jack o'lantern.

Knights of Pythias odes

Knights of Pythias odes

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Within double line border; printed in two columns divided by single line.

Kitty Clyde

Kitty Clyde

Brown University

Written and composed by L.V.H. Crosby. Within border of type ornament sections. At end of text within lower border: Songs of all kinds for sale wholesale and retail by J. Peckham, 187 Essex Street, Salem. Also constantly on hand, watches, clocks, jewelry, &c. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with three-line chorus beginning: Sweet Kitty, dear Kitty, my own sweet Kitty Clyde. This edition not in Wolf. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and because Peckham died in 1858. Entered under title rather than author.

Kitty Clyde

Kitty Clyde

Brown University

Written and composed by L.V.H. Crosby. Within border of type ornament sections. At end of text within lower border: Songs of all kinds for sale wholesale and retail by J. Peckham, 187 Essex Street, Salem. Also constantly on hand, watches, clocks, jewelry, &c. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with three-line chorus beginning: Sweet Kitty, dear Kitty, my own sweet Kitty Clyde. This edition not in Wolf. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and because Peckham died in 1858. Entered under title rather than author.

Kitty Clyde

Kitty Clyde

Brown University

Within curvilinear border with ornamental corners. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with three-line chorus beginning: Sweet Kitty, dear Kitty, my own sweet Kitty Clyde. At end of text within border: Printed and sold wholesale at Card & Job Printing Office, Phila. Johnson used this address from 1855 to 1857. Attributed to L.V.H. Crosby; entered under title rather than author. This edition not in Wolf.

Kitty Clyde

Kitty Clyde

Brown University

Written and composed by L.V.H. Crosby. Within border of type ornament sections. At end of text within lower border: Songs of all kinds for sale wholesale and retail by J. Peckham, 187 Essex Street, Salem. Also constantly on hand, watches, clocks, jewelry, &c. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with three-line chorus beginning: Sweet Kitty, dear Kitty, my own sweet Kitty Clyde. This edition not in Wolf. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and because Peckham died in 1858. Entered under title rather than author.

Kitty Clyde

Kitty Clyde

Brown University

Written and composed by L.V.H. Crosby. Within border of type ornament sections. At end of text within lower border: Songs of all kinds for sale wholesale and retail by J. Peckham, 187 Essex Street, Salem. Also constantly on hand, watches, clocks, jewelry, &c. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with three-line chorus beginning: Sweet Kitty, dear Kitty, my own sweet Kitty Clyde. This edition not in Wolf. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and because Peckham died in 1858. Entered under title rather than author.

Kitty Cat

Kitty Cat

Brown University

Broadsheet printed on heavy paper in two columns. At head of first column on recto colored illustration of head and forepart of kitten; at head of second column illustration of kitten's hind end; on verso illustrations of end of a Clark thread spool and a J. & P. Coats spool. Poem on recto with instructions for making toy by cutting out pictures and pasting on ends of spool; further instructions on verso with advertisement for thread.

Kitty Cat

Kitty Cat

Brown University

Broadsheet printed on heavy paper in two columns. At head of first column on recto colored illustration of head and forepart of kitten; at head of second column illustration of kitten's hind end; on verso illustrations of end of a Clark thread spool and a J. & P. Coats spool. Poem on recto with instructions for making toy by cutting out pictures and pasting on ends of spool; further instructions on verso with advertisement for thread.

Kissing the rod

Kissing the rod

Brown University

Publication date from internal evidence; poem was used as song text in 1905 and 1910.

Kiss me, mother! Kiss your darling!

Soldier addresses his mother as he prepares to die. Soldier addresses his mother as he prepares to die. Within border of type ornament sections with ornamental corners. First line same as title. At head of title: No. 1060. At head of text: Words by Letty C. Lord. Music by Geo. F. Root. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus. At end of text below rule: Published and sold at wholesale by Horace Partridge, ... No. 27 Hanover Street, Boston. Partridge used this address between 1860 and 1870. Entered under title rather than author. This edition not in Wolf, Amer. song sheets.

Kiss me, mother! Kiss your darling!

Soldier addresses his mother as he prepares to die. Soldier addresses his mother as he prepares to die. Within border of type ornament sections with ornamental corners. First line same as title. At head of title: No. 1060. At head of text: Words by Letty C. Lord. Music by Geo. F. Root. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus. At end of text below rule: Published and sold at wholesale by Horace Partridge, ... No. 27 Hanover Street, Boston. Partridge used this address between 1860 and 1870. Entered under title rather than author. This edition not in Wolf, Amer. song sheets.

Kiss me while I'm dreaming

Poetry and prose. Printed in three columns divided by single lines; center column wider than others. Title from title of first song. Words of six songs in first and third columns; in center column prose advertisement for the Calo Tea and Coffee Pot. At end of text: The music of the foregoing six beautiful songs is ... for sale by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington Street. Place of publication suggested because Calo pot sold in Boston and Ditson Co. in Boston; date because song entitled In peace again refers to end of Civil War.

Kiss me while I'm dreaming

Poetry and prose. Printed in three columns divided by single lines; center column wider than others. Title from title of first song. Words of six songs in first and third columns; in center column prose advertisement for the Calo Tea and Coffee Pot. At end of text: The music of the foregoing six beautiful songs is ... for sale by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington Street. Place of publication suggested because Calo pot sold in Boston and Ditson Co. in Boston; date because song entitled In peace again refers to end of Civil War.

Kiski River towns

Kiski River towns

Brown University

Poetry. Printed on cream paper in facsimile of author's handwriting; colored deckled lower edge. Facsimile of signature at end of poem: Ed Ochester. Imprint information from dealer.

Kinship

Kinship

Brown University

by Angela Morgan. Poetry. Printed in blue. Date suggested because this poem also published in her Gold on your pillow, 1936. First line: I am aware.

Kinship

Kinship

Brown University

At end of text: From Gold on your pillow ... The Eddington Press ... Philadelphia. Printed in blue.

Kinky

Kinky

Brown University

words by "Mord" Allen and J. Ed. Green; music by Will Marion Cook For voice and piano Cover title Lyricist's name appears as Ed. Green in caption Introduced by: Aida Overton Walker Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of Afro-American woman / E.H. Pfeiffer Library's copy has stamp on cover: Maralds Fisette

Kingdom coming

Kingdom coming

Brown University

words and music by Henry C. Work For voice and piano, with chorus refrain. Verses 2-4 printed without accompaniment on p. 5. Advertisements: Later publications on p. [2] and Circular list of circulating publications on p. [6]

Kingdom coming

Kingdom coming

Brown University

by Henry C. Work. For voice and piano, with chorus refrain. Verses 2-4 printed without accompaniment on p. 5. Advertisements: Later publications on p. [2] and Circular list of circulating publications on p. [6] Title page illustration: scenes from Work's songs. First line of text: Say, darkeys, hab you seen de massa. First line of chorus: De massa run? ha, ha.