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

King of the Cannibal Islands: and, Away to the mountain's brow

Printed in two columns divided by ruled line of advertising with type ornaments at end: Sold, wholesale and retail, by L. Deming, No. 62 Hanover Street, 2d door from Friend Street, Boston. Leonard Deming's establishment is listed at the above address from 1832 to 1837.

King Cotton

King Cotton

Brown University

Poetry in ten four-line stanzas, each with refrain "Great King Cotton," printed within ornamental border. Type-signed at end: N.G.R., Baltimore, Jan. 1, 1862.

King and countryman, and The girl I left behind me

Two ballads. Caption title. Leonard Deming was a trader and bookseller in Boston from 1828 to 1840 and was at this address, also given as corner of Merchant Row and Market Square, from 1829-1831. Printed in two columns, separated by line of advertising between vertical rules: Sold, wholesale and retail, by L. Deming, No. 1, south side of Faneuil Hall, Boston; type ornaments at each end of line. Printed area measures 20.1 x 16.9 cm. Not in Shoemaker or Checklist Amer. imprints.

Kind Captain, I've important information

Broadsheet printed on card stock. Title from first line. On recto colored illustration of sailor addressing captain; on verso advertisement beginning: Higgins' German Laundry Soap is the best. Date from internal evidence.

Killed in action

Killed in action

Brown University

Printed on ivory pebbled paper within gold border; includes information about poet with date of Complete poems, 1930. Acquired from Canadian dealer William Hoffer in 1993.

Kill the intruders who kill coyote

Will Staple. Typescript reproduction on brown paper. At end of text: (From "Passes for human" by Will Staple) / Lightfoot 3 ...

Khaki Sammy

Khaki Sammy

Brown University

words and music by John Alden Carpenter. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Miss Nora Bayes." Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: a soldier saluting.

Khaki Sammy

Khaki Sammy

Brown University

words and music by John Alden Carpenter. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Miss Nora Bayes." Advertisement for four other songs: p. [8] Cover illustration: a soldier saluting.

Khaki boy: march song

Khaki boy: march song

Brown University

words and music by Emily G. Blagdon. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Serg. Walter F. Blagdon. Cover illustration: a soldier.

Khaki Bill: march song

Khaki Bill: march song

Brown University

words & music by Harry L. Watson. March for medium voice and piano in D major. Caption title. "To the 'Khaki Bills' of the U.S.A." Advertisement for other music: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers' faces and U.S. flag border design. Also published for low voice and piano in C major and high voice and piano in E major.

Khaki and blue

Khaki and blue

Brown University

words by W. H. Harmon ; music by A.O.T. Astenius. For voice and piano. Cover title. Complete lyrics with additional verses: p. [4] Also published for: male quartette, mixed chorus, solo and chorus.

Keuka

Keuka

Brown University

Song about Baptist summer encampment at Lake Keuka, N.Y. Song about Baptist summer encampment at Lake Keuka, N.Y. To be sung to the tune: Marching through Georgia. Text of song in four four-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Behold! behold its limpid waters clear. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Kentuckians, to arms!!!

Kentuckians, to arms!!!

Brown University

Within double line border. Poem in six five-line stanzas. At end of text: Louisville, Ky., 1861.

Kenny's shoes

Kenny's shoes

Brown University

Within double line border with corner ornaments. At end of text: "Dad"

Kennedy's Golden Rod Biscuit

Broadsheet printed on glossy card stock. On recto colored illustration of goldenrod flowers and cookie, with advertising text printed in black, red and yellow. Poem on verso printed in brown in two columns. Date from internal evidence.

Kelly, the pirate: and Mistress Goose

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. At center of title cut of sailing ship. At end of text: Printed and sold, wholesale and retail, by J. M'Cleland, 285 Water-St. Joseph M'Cleland used this address from 1824 to 1829.

Keeps growing

Keeps growing

Brown University

John M. Bennett. Printed on pale green paper with lines of text running in different directions. Place of publication and publisher information from donor.

Keeps growing

Keeps growing

Brown University

John M. Bennett. Printed on pale green paper with lines of text running in different directions. Place of publication and publisher information from donor.