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

Join the N.A.A.C.P

Join the N.A.A.C.P

Brown University

Printed on tan paper within border of type ornaments. Poem in five four-line stanzas. At end of poem: J. Farley Ragland. Greetings: 17th Annual State N.A.A.C.P. Convention South Boston, Virginia October 10-11-12, 1952. Imprint information from dealer.

Join the N.A.A.C.P

Join the N.A.A.C.P

Brown University

Printed on tan paper within border of type ornaments. Poem in five four-line stanzas. At end of poem: J. Farley Ragland. Greetings: 17th Annual State N.A.A.C.P. Convention South Boston, Virginia October 10-11-12, 1952. Imprint information from dealer.

Johnny's in town

Johnny's in town

Brown University

words by Jack Yellen ; music by Geo. W. Meyer & Abe Olman. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Songs of cheer" and two other songbooks: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier with flower on helmet, winking / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: male or mixed voices, band or orchestra.

Johnny's in town

Johnny's in town

Brown University

words by Jack Yellen ; music by Geo. W. Meyer & Abe Olman. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Songs of cheer" and two other songbooks: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier with flower on helmet, winking / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: male or mixed voices, band or orchestra.

Johnny, fill up the bowl!

Within decorative border (Wolf I, Auner-Johnson border) At head of text vignette of flying eagle. Text of song in four six-line stanzas with two-line refrain beginning: We'll all drink stone blind. At end of text below curvilinear line: A.W. Auner, Song Publisher, Card & Job Printer, Philadelphia, Pa.

Johnny Shoemaker's banjo song folder

Broadsheet folded to create [24] pages On cover wood-engraving of mustachioed man; at end of text cut of couple dancing Cover title Includes table of contents, text of 17 songs and advertising material about Aroatic Worm Lozenges sold by JJ. Shoemaker in New Carlisle, Ohio First song is The old wooden rocker Hay Broadsides Harris copy Partially separated; mutilated without loss of text

Johnny Bull's big guns: and Battle of Lake Erie

Printed in two columns divided by line of barberpole type ornaments. Internal evidence suggests imprint date. At end of text: This and 300 other songs may be hand [sic] near the Old Market, Boston. Above address is sometimes given on broadsides in connection with the bookseller Leonard Deming's name.

Johnny Bull's big gung and Battle of Lake Erie

Poetry with prose sections interspersed in the "Battle of Lake Erie" Printed area measures 21.6 x 17.8 cm. To be sung to the tunes: Shamrock so green (John Bull). Tid-re-i (Battle of Lake Erie) Text printed in two columns divided by line of advertising: Sold wholesale and retail by Leonard Deming, corner of Merchants Row and Market Square...Boston. Leonard Deming is listed at this address in Boston directories for 1829 to 1831; also cited as No. 1, Faneuil Hall, South side. This edition not in Ford or Checklist Amer. imprints.

Johnny Bull sparks Brother Jonathan

Poem or song in 16 four-line verses. To be sung to the tune: Cape Ann breeze. At end of text: Issued by Home Market Club, 56 Bedford St., Boston. Decade of publication estimated from reference in text to a U.S. population of sixty million: the U.S. Census of 1890 records a population of over 62 million people.

Johnny Bull

Johnny Bull

Brown University

Poetry in 12 eight-line stanzas about War of 1812; mentions Treaty of Ghent that ended it. Within border of type ornament sections printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments.

Johnathan Hail

Johnathan Hail

Brown University

Printed in two columns on blue paper. Poem in ten eight-line stanzas. Suggested place and date of publication from mention of "town of Canandaguia" [sic] and "one thousand eight hundred and seventeen."

John Woolman

John Woolman

Brown University

At bottom of cover text: Feb. 14, 1757. At end of text: A.J.E. 1892-1924.

John Woolman

John Woolman

Brown University

At bottom of cover text: Feb. 14, 1757. At end of text: A.J.E. 1892-1924.

John T. Morgan

John T. Morgan

Brown University

At end of text: Isaac P. Noyes of ye Providence Plantations ..

John Mitchel: the Irish patriot and exile

Within border of type ornament sections. To be sung to the tune: Hail to the chief. Text of song in three eight-line stanzas. At end of text below curvilinear line within lower border: Andrews', Printer, 38 Chatham St., N.Y., dealer in songs, games, toy books, motto verses, &c., wholesale and retail. Date suggested because Mitchel came to America in 1853.

John McKeon

John McKeon

Brown University

Within single-line border on each page Poem in nine stanzas of varying length Type-signed at end: A.S. Place of publication suggested because poem deals with New York City politics Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence, especially mention of "Buchanan men" and city election that "Fernando" loses

John Martin's book for little folk

Broadsheet. Poetry and prose. Printed in red and black; parts of text within ornamental border. At head of title: Private Post Card. Contains advertising for children's magazine. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

John Jones and I

John Jones and I

Brown University

by Chas. G. Ames. Poem. Caption title. Also published in his: Unseen, and other poems. Boston : D.B. Coburn, Printer, 1926. Issue or ed. printed in blue on white paper.

John Jones and I

John Jones and I

Brown University

by Chas. G. Ames. Poem. Caption title. Also published in his: Unseen, and other poems. Boston : D.B. Coburn, Printer, 1926. Page [4] blank. Issue or ed. printed in black on white paper.

John Jones and I

John Jones and I

Brown University

by Chas. G. Ames. Poem. Caption title. Also published in his: Unseen, and other poems. Boston : D.B. Coburn, Printer, 1926. Issue or ed. printed in blue on white paper.