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

Just like Washington crossed the Delaware: General Pershing will cross the Rhine

words by Howard Johnson ; music by George W. Meyer. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Theme suggested by Kate Elinore and Sam Williams." Advertisement (A 76) for "Songs the soldiers and sailors sing": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of General Pershing / Underwood & Underwood; photoreproduction of "Washington crossing the Delaware" / Emanuel Leutze: cover design / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by a rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Just give me a week in Paris

words by Alex Sullivan ; music by Lynn Cowan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other music: p. 3-[4] War slogans: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Lynn Cowan; drawing of soldiers and women on Paris street / Barbelle.

Just for today

Just for today

Brown University

Broadsheet bookmark printed in colors on heavy white paper; text in blue and black on recto, black on verso. At head of title on recto colored illustration of church beside stream. Poem in three stanzas. Author's name not on item. On verso: Sent to you with the love and prayers of your prayer friends and fellow members in Life-Study Fellowship. Noroton, Connecticut 06820. N162. Made in U.S.A. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Just for auld lang syne

Just for auld lang syne

Brown University

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on recto in red and green, on verso in black. Below title illustration of fat woman taking glass of beer from waiter's hand. Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item. "By permission of Copyright MCMVI by the York Music Co. Albert Von Tilzer Mgr. 40 West 28th st. New York"--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

Just before the battle, mother

by Geo. F. Root. For voice and piano, with chorus refrain. Advertisements: Root & Cady's vocal quartetts on p. [2] and new music published by Root & Cady on p. [6] Title page illustration: scenes based on five songs by George F. Root / Copcutt=Williams Sc.

Just before the battle, mother

First line same as title. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas and four-line chorus beginning: Farewell! Mother, you may never. Author's name not on item. Imprint information from donor.

Just because it's you

Just because it's you

Brown University

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on recto in green, on verso in black. Below title illustration of magistrate saying, "10 days and 10 dollars" to ragged man. First line same as title. Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item. "By permission of Copyright MCMVI by the York Music Co. Albert Von Tilzer Mgr. 40 West 28th st. New York"--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

Just be glad!

Just be glad!

Brown University

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format. At left, right and bottom colored illustration of flowers signed: H. Nyce. Type-signed at end of poem: James Whitcomb Riley. Suggested publication date from postmark on Brown University copy.

Just be glad!

Just be glad!

Brown University

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format. At left, right and bottom colored illustration of flowers signed: H. Nyce. Type-signed at end of poem: James Whitcomb Riley. Suggested publication date from postmark on Brown University copy.

Just be glad

Just be glad

Brown University

Postcard. At left of poem uncaptioned color head-and-shoulders portrait of Riley; at right and bottom colored illustration of bouquets of violets connected by ribbon signed in lower right corner: Cob Shinn. Seven-line poem type-signed: James Whitcomb Riley. In lower left corner: Copyrighted 1907, The Scofield-Pierson Co. At left on verso: Published by Import Post Card Co., Indianapolis, Ind. From Riley's "Pipes o' Pan."

Just as I am--without one plea

Printed in purple on heavy cream paper within double-line border with ornamental corners. Title from first line. Author's name not on item. First two stanzas of hymn. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Just as great: as my hate is for war : just as great is my love for you

words and music by Dick Howard. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other songs: p. [5-6 Cover illustration: photograph of woman and man embracing / Dunk, N.Y. First line of text: Two sweethearts started talking of the war across the sea. First line of chorus: Just as great as my hate is for war, war, war.

Just after the battle

Just after the battle

Brown University

Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Mother dear, your boy is wounded. Author's name not on item. Imprint information from donor.

Just a mother's dream: (when shadows fall)

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Frank Magini. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Before the world began": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of woman in rocking chair / E.H. Pfeiffer; photograph of Marguerite Fay.

Just a mother's dream: (when shadows fall)

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Frank Magini. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Before the world began": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of woman in rocking chair / E.H. Pfeiffer; photograph of Marguerite Fay.

Just a mother's dream: (when shadows fall)

words by Bernie Grossman ; music by Frank Magini. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Before the world began": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of woman in rocking chair / E.H. Pfeiffer; photograph of Marguerite Fay.