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

War eagle song

War eagle song

Brown University

Poetry in five eight-line stanzas with two-line chorus beginning: Hurrah for our eagle! Our bold battle eagle! Possible range of dates suggested by internal evidence.

War Camp Community Service

At head of text: The Government believes that in time of re-adjustment .. Contains 31 songs, beginning with Star Spangled Banner.

War brides

War brides

Brown University

by John C. Calhoun. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for seven songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Alla Nazimova.

War bride blues

War bride blues

Brown University

words by Jimmie Marten ; music by Mitch LeBlanc. For voice and piano. Cover title. Featured by: Billie O'Brien. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of black soldiers; photograph of Bille O'Brien.

War

War

Brown University

poem by Dana Burnet ; set to music by James H. Rogers. March for medium voice and piano in D (original key) Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Also published for: low voice in C. Professional copy.

War

War

Brown University

poem by Dana Burnet ; set to music by James H. Rogers. March for low voice and piano in C. Cover title. Advertisement for "Thinking of you" p. [6] Also published for: medium voice, in D (original key)

War

War

Brown University

poem by Dana Burnet ; set to music by James H. Rogers. March for low voice and piano in C. Cover title. Advertisement for "Thinking of you" p. [6] Also published for: medium voice, in D (original key)

War

War

Brown University

[text by] Corinne B. Dodge ; [music by] Gertrude Ross. For high voice and piano in d minor. Caption title. Dedicated to: Madame Schumann-Heink. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: design with fasces. Also published for: low voice in D major.

War

War

Brown University

Poem, evidently written to oppose the entry of the United States into World War I. At end of text: May 27, 1917. Harriet Lake-Burch.

Walt Whitman's Christmas greeting to a friend

French fold; printed on double leaves. On p. [4]: Greeting to Kitty. Daughter of Alma and John H. Johnston, N.Y., ca. 1880.--Reproduced from the original .. With facsimile of autographed Christmas message from Charles E. Feinberg.

Walt Whitman's Christmas greeting to a friend

French fold; printed on double leaves in black and green. On page [2] color reproduction of Christmas card showing boy, with Whitman's greeting, "For Calder with W W's love." On verso: Greeting to Calder. Son of Alma and John H. Johnston, New York, ca. 1880.--Reproduced from the original .. With facsimile of autographed Christmas message from Charles E. Feinberg.

Walt Whitman's Christmas greeting to a friend

French fold; printed on double leaves in black and green. On page [2] color reproduction of Christmas card showing boy, with Whitman's greeting, "For Calder with W W's love." On verso: Greeting to Calder. Son of Alma and John H. Johnston, New York, ca. 1880.--Reproduced from the original .. With facsimile of autographed Christmas message from Charles E. Feinberg.

Walt Whitman's buggy and horse

Printed in red, brown and black with type ornament decorations on pp. [1] and [4]. At head of title: Private. E.F. Frey p. 138. Contains: Statement of receipts and disbursements of fund for buggy and horse, for Walt Whitman by Thomas Donaldson. Cover title.

Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman

Brown University

Poem in shape of pine tree; photocopy of original italic manuscript, limited edition of one hundred.