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.

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Items in this collection

I'll make you proud of me, mother!

I'll make you proud of me, mother!

Brown University

words and music by Will. Wood. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene with inset of woman reading letter / Henry Hutt.

I'll make that black girl mine:: coon song

I'll make that black girl mine:: coon song

Brown University

words by Dave Reed; music by Chas. B. Ward For voice and piano Caption title Sung by: George H. Primrose Cover illustration: photograph of George H. Primrose in blackface; floral border design Advertisement for "Send back the picture and the ring": cop. 2, p. [6]

I'll make dat black gal mine:: coon song

I'll make dat black gal mine:: coon song

Brown University

words by Dave Reed; music by Chas. B. Ward For voice and piano Caption title Sung by: George H. Primrose Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: photograph of George H. Primrose in blackface; floral border design

I'll love you more for losing you a while: song

I'll love you more for losing you a while: song

Brown University

lyric by Raymond Egan ; music by Richard A. Whiting. For voice and piano. Caption title. War slogans: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier's hat and cane with couple embracing.

I'll fight for my country and you

I'll fight for my country and you

Brown University

words and music by Miriam Florence. For voice and piano. Caption title. Pages 1, 3-4 are unnumbered. "Dedicated to W.A.C."--Caption. Cover illustration: soldier and a seated woman.

I'll come back to you when it's all over

I'll come back to you when it's all over

Brown University

words by Lew Brown ; music by Kerry Mills ; arr. by Lee Orean Smith. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for songbook "Songs the soldiers and sailors sing": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of unnamed woman / Underwood & Underwood, N.Y.; photograph of Santly & Norton. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

I'll be with you

I'll be with you

Brown University

French fold; printed on double leaves. On cover: Embossed flag. At end of text: Dedicated to my Mother.

I'd like to see the Kaiser with a lily in his hand

I'd like to see the Kaiser with a lily in his hand

Brown University

words and music by Henry Lewis, Howard Johnson, Billy Frisch. For voice and piano. Cover title. From revue: Doing our bit. Advertisement for a songbook: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Henry Lewis. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

I'd like to be young again

I'd like to be young again

Brown University

lyric by Frank A. Picard ; music by John B. Archer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Sung by the characters Bartholomew Hobbs, and Miss Ankeraus in the musical "Say the word" Advertisements for other songs: p. [2, 7-8] Cover illustration: Uncle Sam pulling back an over-eager soldier / H.P. Thomas.

I'd like to be a real lady

I'd like to be a real lady

Brown University

words by Alex. Rogers; music by Tom Lemonier For voice and piano "As introduced by Ada Overton-Walker in Williams & Walker's latest production 'In Dahomey'" Advertisement for "Popular folios" by the publisher: p. [6] Title page illustration by Starmer: Afro-American woman in ball gown with glasses; cameo photo. of Aida Overton-Walker

I'd be proud to be the mother of a soldier

I'd be proud to be the mother of a soldier

Brown University

words and music by Charles Bayha. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "On my way to New Orleans": p. [2] Advertisement for "The gem dance folio for 1915": p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier and his mother / De Takacs.

I'd be proud to be the mother of a soldier

I'd be proud to be the mother of a soldier

Brown University

words and music by Charles Bayha. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "On my way to New Orleans": p. [2] Advertisement for "The gem dance folio for 1915": p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier and his mother / De Takacs.

I'd be happy anywhere with you

I'd be happy anywhere with you

Brown University

lyrics by Rida Johnson Young ; music by Sigmund Romberg. For 2 voices and piano. Caption title. Sung by the characters Alfred and Desire in the musical comedy, Her soldier boy. Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching.

I'd a letter from papa to-day

I'd a letter from papa to-day

Brown University

Broadsheet printed on blue paper. Title same as first line. On verso advertising matter for song Under the old umbrella, beginning: The greatest novelty in the juvenile song line.