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

Jim, Jim: I always knew that you'd win

lyric by Ben Ryan and Bert Hanlon ; music by Harry Von Tilzer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement for "Somebody's waiting for someone" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier with two women and soldiers charging / Barbelle.

Jim, Jim: I always knew that you'd win

lyric by Ben Ryan and Bert Hanlon ; music by Harry Von Tilzer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement for "Somebody's waiting for someone" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier with two women and soldiers charging / Barbelle.

Jim Crow's polka

Jim Crow's polka

Brown University

A.F. Winnemore. For voice and piano. Caption title. Verses 2-6 printed on p. 3. Cover illustration: lithograph of 4 Afro-American minstrels. "Thayer & Co's Lith. Boston"--Cover.

Jim Crow: as sung by Mr. Rice, at the Warren Theatre, -- Boston

Poetry in 30 four-line stanzas with refrain "So weel about and turn about" after first stanza. Printed in three columns with single line between first two columns and line of advertising "Sold Wholesale and Retail, corner of Cross & Fulton Sts. Boston", with rule on each end, between second and third column. William Rutter was listed at above address from 1829 to 1834. Illustration of dancing African American at head of first column. "Jim Crow was the invention of Thomas Dartmouth ('Daddy') Rice" -- Series of old American songs / Brown University Library, no. 15.

Jim Crow: a comic song

Jim Crow: a comic song

Brown University

sung by Mr. Rice at the Chesnut St. Theatre. For voice and piano. Caption title. "Jim Crow was the invention of Thomas Dartmouth ('Daddy') Rice"--Series of old American songs / Brown University Library, no. 15. Verses 2-5 printed on p. [2]; verses 6-19 printed on p. [3

Jim Crow polka

Jim Crow polka

Brown University

arranged by E.P. Christy ; and sung by G.N. Christy of Christy's Minstrels. For voice, chorus (air, TTB) and piano. Caption title. Attributed to Anthony F. Winnemore in earlier ed.: Boston : G.P. Reed, 1843. Verses 2-4 printed on p. 4. Cover illustration: engraving of oval border design with Afro-American man seated at top.

Jim Brown: a favorite comic song

selected, written and arranged for the piano forte by William Clifton. For voice and piano. Cover title. Verses 2-8 printed on p. [5] Cover illustration: lithograph of Afro-American man playing brass instrument in laundry room / Spoodlyks. "Endicott. Litho."--Cover.

Jim along Josey

Jim along Josey

Brown University

as sung by John N. Smith ; arranged for the piano forte by an eminent professor. For voice and piano. Cover title. "[Ned Harper] was the author of 'Jim along Josey'"--Monarchs of minstrelsy / Rice, p. 24. Verses 2-7 printed on p. [3] Cover illustration: lithograph of Afro-American child dancing.

Jewish National Song Hatikwoh =: Our hope

Contains music. On verso: Advertising in Yiddish for the State Bank. Translation by Rebecca A. Altman. Translation of the Jewish National Song. Printed with Hebrew text, transliteration and score.

Jewish National Song Hatikwoh =: Our hope

Contains music. On verso: Advertising in Yiddish for the State Bank. Translation by Rebecca A. Altman. Translation of the Jewish National Song. Printed with Hebrew text, transliteration and score.

Jewish National Song Hatikwoh =: Our hope

Contains music. On verso: Advertising in Yiddish for the State Bank. Translation by Rebecca A. Altman. Translation of the Jewish National Song. Printed with Hebrew text, transliteration and score.

Jesus only

Jesus only

Brown University

Poem, in 8 verses. Caption title: "Jesus only" At end of title: Mary G. Brainard. Text on p. [2]-[3]; source of imprint, the logo, "Willard Tract Repository Boston," on p. [4] Title within small decorative border of type ornaments, all within similar outer border, this repeated on the other pages. Printed on light brown paper. First line: O Thou, dear Lord, who stayest.

Jesus lover of my soul

Jesus lover of my soul

Brown University

At head of text: Dedicated to our boys in the trenches. To be sung to the tune: Martyn. "Arranged by Anna L. Peck, Minneapolis, Minn." Adaptation of Wesley's hymn to conditions of World War I.

Jest a misunderstandin' wid ma lady love:: (the love-sick coon)

words by Charles Horwitz; music by Frederick V Bowers For voice and piano Caption title "Music by Fred. V. Bowers"--Cover Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: Afro-American with bandaged head sitting on hammock Also published for: band, orchestra, mandolin, banjo, guitar

Jest 'for Christmas

Jest 'for Christmas

Brown University

Printed in red and black on white paper. Issued sewn into lettered red paper wrapper (24 x 15 cm.) Colored cut of girl carrying greens and boy carrying small pine tree pasted on cover; ornamented rubricated initial in shape of tree on page [1]; cut of red monkey on page [3] Poem in five eight-line stanzas type-signed: Eugene Field [1850-1895] Colophon on page [3]: At the sign of the Guzzling Ape, Bayberry Hill Press. Ruth & Foster Johnson ... send you their warm Christmas greetings and best wishes for 1973 with the hope that you will enjoy this Nineteenth Century bit of tomfoolery by Eugene Field together with its 1876 illustration.

Jerry's back room

Jerry's back room

Brown University

At end of text: Cullen's Book Store. Books bought, sold, and exchanged .. According to O. Wegelin, author is Joseph Jackson, F.A.; printed in Philadelphia in 1910.

Jerry: you warra a warrior in the war

words by Dannie O'Neil ; music by Billy Baskette. For voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Jerry Vogel. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of seacoast / R.S.; photograph of Margaret Young / Hixon-Connelly, K.C. Also published for: male or mixed voices; band or orchestra.

Jerry: you warra a warrior in the war

words by Dannie O'Neil ; music by Billy Baskette. For voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Jerry Vogel. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of seacoast / R.S.; photograph of Margaret Young / Hixon-Connelly, K.C. Also published for: male or mixed voices; band or orchestra.

Jerry: you warra a warrior in the war

words by Dannie O'Neil ; music by Billy Baskette. For voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Jerry Vogel. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of seacoast / R.S.; photograph of Margaret Young / Hixon-Connelly, K.C. Also published for: male or mixed voices; band or orchestra.

Jerry: you warra a warrior in the war

words by Dannie O'Neil ; music by Billy Baskette. For voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Jerry Vogel. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of seacoast / R.S.; photograph of Margaret Young / Hixon-Connelly, K.C. Also published for: male or mixed voices; band or orchestra.

Jerry: you warra a warrior in the war

words by Dannie O'Neil ; music by Billy Baskette. For voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Jerry Vogel. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of seacoast / R.S.; photograph of Margaret Young / Hixon-Connelly, K.C. Also published for: male or mixed voices; band or orchestra.

Jerry rescue ballad: Song of the fugitive

Fugitive slave now safe in Canada defies his old master. Fugitive slave now safe in Canada defies his old master. Song in three numbered four-line stanzas and varied chorus; first line of first chorus: Old master I pray thee don't come after me. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.