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

I love the U.S.A.

I love the U.S.A.

Brown University

by Will Hardy. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to the Soloists of the Flying Squadron of America"--Caption. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: photographs of Frederick Butler, Vera K. Mullin, and Daniel V. Poling; drawing of ships at sea / ES Fisher.

I love the U.S.A.

I love the U.S.A.

Brown University

words and music by Will Hardy. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: war scene with dirigible and peace scene with factory / ES Fisher.

I love my U.S.A.

I love my U.S.A.

Brown University

harmonized by Charles Ruddy ; words and music by Joe Cronson. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: photograph of dignitaries marching at patriotic rally in Providence, R.I.

I love my honey, yes I do:: comic song & chorus

by Will C. Carleton For voice and piano Cover title At head of title: "The funniest of all Coon songs" Sung by May Irwin in "The widow Jones" Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: photograph of May Irwin; border design Library's copy has numbers 7-12 stamped on pages

I lived beneath a table four feet wide

David Parker. Printed in colors on heavy white paper with deckled right edge; text in black; name of press in intaglio. At head of title colored drawing of boy under table. Title from first line. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

I likes the place so much I hates to leave

words by W.E. Browning; music by Bernard Franklin For voice and piano Caption title Sung by: Andy Leonard Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: photograph of Andy Leonard; cover designed by E.S. Fisher Library's copy has signature of "Miss Hazard" on cover

I left you because dear, I loved you

Printed on heavy glossy paper in postcard format; four postcards joined at sides. Each card has different line of music and text of song below reproduction of different posed photograph of courting couple on seashore; one shows the woman alone indoors writing letter. Title from first line on first card. On verso of each card: Semi-photo song series G. Words and music by Chas. K. Harris. Copyright, 1908, by Charles K. Harris.

I learn'd one thing conclusively

Title from first line. Printed in black and reddish-brown on heavy pale mauve paper within border of type ornaments. Title from beginning of first line. Type-signed at end of passage: Walt Whitman (1874) At end of text: A Christmas greeting from Alice and Rollo Silver 1976.

I know you'll be glad to hear

Printed in orange, yellow and green on heavy tan paper in postcard format; text on recto in orange and green, on verso in black. At left and right of poem on recto illustrations of irises. Title from first lines. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

I know something good about you

Printed in black on wheat-colored ground on heavy white paper. Poem in five four-line stanzas. At end of text: Author unknown. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and acquisition date of Brown University copy.

I know all this when gipsy fiddles cry

Folded in thirds; text printed on four pages. First separate printing. Copyright 1921 by Vachel Lindsay. "Published on the occasion of the author's visit to San Francisco, Tuesday, January twenty-fourth MDCCCCXXII."

I know all this when gipsy fiddles cry

Folded in thirds; text printed on four pages. First separate printing. Copyright 1921 by Vachel Lindsay. "Published on the occasion of the author's visit to San Francisco, Tuesday, January twenty-fourth MDCCCCXXII."

I know all this when gipsy fiddles cry

Folded in thirds; text printed on four pages. First separate printing. Copyright 1921 by Vachel Lindsay. "Published on the occasion of the author's visit to San Francisco, Tuesday, January twenty-fourth MDCCCCXXII."

I just wanted to get acquainted that is all

Printed in purple capital letters on watermarked paper. Text of song in two four-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: I'se just a wanted to get acquainted that was all. Type-signed at end: "Auther." Leonard N. Lawrence.

I just can't make my eyes behave

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on recto in green, on verso in black. At head of text illustration of girl's head. Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item; music by Gus Edwards. "By permission of Copyright MCMVI by Gus Edwards Music Pub. Co., 1512 Broadway, N.Y."--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

I hope your Christmas day will be

Title from first line. Pages [3] + [4] blank. Christmas card. Within architectural frame, with rubricated initial and gilt decorations.

I hope your Christmas day will be

Title from first line. Pages [3] and [4] blank. Christmas card. Within architectural frame, with rubricated initial and gilt decorations.

I hold it is a solemn fact, and bears a lesson good

Broadsheet printed in red and black on heavy glossy white paper. On recto poem in three four-line stanzas. Title from first line. On verso cut of a chocolate within round border, inscribed: A No. 1 Chocolate cream drops. Process for making Pat. un30.85. Below illustration on verso advertising material beginning: The great popularity of the A No. 1 chocolate creams is due to their uniform superior quality. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

I held her hand

I held her hand

Brown University

Poetry and prose. Photograph of Moulton at upper left.