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

Young America

Young America

Brown University

by George M. Cohan. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical: The Cohan Revue 1916. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illlustration: audience at a stage show / Barbelle.

You've got to go in or go under

words by Percival Knight ; music by Gitz Rice. Caption title. March for voice and piano. Sung by: Gitz Rice. As sung in war play: "Getting Together." Advertisements for other songs: p. [7]-[8] Cover illustration: photograph of Gitz Rice.

You'se just a little nigger, still you'se mine, all mine:: lullaby

words and music by Paul Dresser For voice and piano. Caption title Sung by: Kitty Mitchell Advertisements for other songs: p. [2-6] Cover illustration: drawing of flowers; photograph of Kitty Mitchell Library's copy has stamp on cover: Hitchcock, New York Library's copy inscribed: Barrett.

You're the world's champ!

Printed in colors on white card stock; text in blue. At left and below text colored illustration of standing girl and reclining man with heart-shaped bruise on face. Poem in eight lines. At end of poem: Be my Valentine? Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and acquisition date of Brown University copy.

You're the leader of them all my U.S.A.: song

by Joe Cronson ; [harmonized by Charles Ruddy] March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: an eagle and border design / ESF.

You're so cute: soldier boy

lyrics by Edgar Allan Woolf ; music by Anatol Friedland. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical: Toot! Toot! Advertisement for another song: p. [6]

You're in style when you're wearing a smile: song

by Al W. Brown, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Betty Jane Weber. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for "Sweet little buttercup" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: a girl smiling.

You're in style when you're wearing a smile: song

by Al W. Brown, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Betty Jane Weber. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for "Sweet little buttercup" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: a girl smiling.

You're in style when you're wearing a smile: song

by Al W. Brown, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Betty Jane Weber. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for "Sweet little buttercup" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: a girl smiling.

You're in style when you're wearing a smile: song

by Al W. Brown, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Betty Jane Weber. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for "Sweet little buttercup" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: a girl smiling.

You're in style when you're wearing a smile: song

by Al W. Brown, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Betty Jane Weber. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for "Sweet little buttercup" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: a girl smiling.

You're in style when you're wearing a smile: song

by Al W. Brown, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Betty Jane Weber. War slogans: p. [4] Advertisement for "Sweet little buttercup" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: a girl smiling.

You're as dear to me as Dixie was to Lee

written and featured by the Misses Campbell. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Featured by: the Misses Campbell. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of the Misses Campbell. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

You'll have to put him to sleep with the Marseillaise and wake him up with a oo-la-la

words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Harry Von Tilzer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Pages 1-2 are unnumbered. Advertisement for "The pickaninnies paradise", "Somebody's waiting for someone" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier kissing woman / E.H. Pfeiffer, N.Y.; photograph of Harry Von Tilzer. Photograph of Harry Von Tilzer: p. [4]