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

Invocation

Invocation

Brown University

Richard & Barbara Outram. Poem. "Christmas 1971"

Invitation to praise

Invitation to praise

Brown University

Printed in blue and black within ornamental border inscribed: Wisdom is better than rubies. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. At head of title wood-engraving of little boy and girl reading. Text of hymn in three four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Invitation hymn

Invitation hymn

Brown University

Poetry. Printed in two columns in ten numbered stanzas. At head of text cut of Masonic emblems. Printed area: 14 x 17.3 cm. Not in Checklist Amer. imprints, 1830-1839. Imprint information from Howe bibliography in Proc. Amer. Antiquarian Society, n.s. 60 (1950), p. 217-233. Solomon Howe, printer, son of Baptist minister and author Solomon Howe (1750-1835) printed with his brother John (1783-1845) in Greenwich and Enfield, Mass.; Solomon printed some broadsides with his own imprint in the 1830's. The town of Enfield was separated from Greenwich, Mass. and incorporated in 1816.

Investigation song

Investigation song

Brown University

Satirical poem against politicians involved in investigation of city marshal. Satirical poem against politicians involved in investigation of city marshal. To be sung to the tune: When the world turned upside down. Poem in eight four-line stanzas. Author's name not printed on item. Place of publication and author's name from newspaper article pasted on Brown copy dealing with case against author for libel. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Inverted in the tide

Inverted in the tide

Brown University

Poem describes landscape reflections in water. Poem describes landscape reflections in water. Postcard printed in purple within red border of type ornaments. At head of title reproduction of photograph of tree-bordered river captioned: Presumpscot River, near Portland, Me. Title from first line of four-line passage of poetry. Type-signed at end of poem: Longfellow. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Into the soups of rivers

Poetry. Printed on khaki paper; title, publisher, series and author's name in red. Drawing by Rosenblatt of animal in brown at right of poem; author's name below animal. At end of text: Dreadnaught 52 pickup 24. Series also issued as set. First line: Dragons sleep on sleeves of mud.

Into the kitchen boys

Into the kitchen boys

Brown University

book & lyrics by Edward Anthony ; music by Lou g. Merrill. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical: Good luck, Sam! Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: a horseshoe.

Interval of reconciliation

Printed in calligraphy on heavy tan paper. Poetry Type-signed at end of poem: J. M. Gates. c1976 by Circle Forum

Inter ruption

Inter ruption

Brown University

Al Purdy. Page [2] blank. Printed on yellow-brown paper. Cover title.

Inter ruption

Inter ruption

Brown University

Al Purdy. Page [2] blank. Printed on yellow-brown paper. Cover title.