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

Walls breathe

Walls breathe

Brown University

Broadsheet folded to create [3] panels; verso intended to be read unfolded. Printed on blue paper. On verso at left reproduction of photograph of Mariah's head in front and side views. Caption title. Advertising material for third printing of Mariah's Personae non gratae, including excerpts from reviews, and list of other books by him. Publication date suggested because of publication date of reissue of Equal in desire, and because of mention of 1975 in title of another book.

Wallace Berman

Wallace Berman

Brown University

Printed in black and yellow on glossy card stock. Catalog of an exhibition held 30 April to 2 June, 1968. Caption title. Includes poetry. Imprint from Lepper, G.M. Modern Amer. authors, p. 246.

Walking for dat cake:: song and chorus

written by Ed. Harrigan; music by Dave Braham For voice and piano Caption title Pages 1-3 are unnumbered "Performed by Harrigan & Hart"--Cover Advertisement for other music: p. [6] Cover illustration: lithograph of Afro-Americans dancing

Walk along John: an admired Southern refrain

written and composed by J.P. Carter. For voice and piano. Caption title. Sung by: the Virginia Serenaders. Additional verses: p. [3] Cover illustration: lithographs of the Virginia Serenaders (J. Sanford, J.R. Myers, J.P. Carter, Master R. Edwards, C. White) "Bufford & Cos. Lithography Boston"--Cover.

Wake, sisters, wake! the day-star shines

Printed in red and black on white paper within border of type ornaments. At head of title cut of two wooden buildings captioned: Sharon and Peniel, Ephrata, 1840; above colophon rosette in red inscribed: HFS. Title from first line of poem in two four-line stanzas, type-signed: John Greenleaf Whittier. Colophon at end: Greetings from Harry F. Stauffer, Printer & Tinker, Village of Farmersville, Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Christmas 1964.

Wake up, America!

Wake up, America!

Brown University

lyric by George Graff, Jr. ; music by Jack Glogau. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for song folios: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam placing a battleship in a harbor / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by a rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Wake up, America!

Wake up, America!

Brown University

lyric by George Graff, Jr. ; music by Jack Glogau. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "There's a broken heart for every light on Broadway" and other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam placing a battleship in a harbor / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by a rose symbol on cover.

Wake them up!

Wake them up!

Brown University

Printed in dark blue on white paper. Poem in six eight-line stanzas At end of poem: Selected. On page [4] quotations from the New Testament At end of text: For extra free copies write Paul Bastin, Springville, Ind. R.R. No. 2--Box 87 Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy

Wake of Teddy Rowe

Wake of Teddy Rowe

Brown University

Poetry and prose printed in two columns. At end of text below rule: Sold at 138 Division-street, and 257 Hudson-street. William and Lewis Applegate are listed at 257 Hudson between 1831 and 1835.

Waiting beyond

Waiting beyond

Brown University

Flower decoration at head of text. Printed in green.

Waiting at the door

Waiting at the door

Brown University

At head of text: Sung by Mr. C. Wheaton of La Rue's Carnival Minstrels.

Waiting

Waiting

Brown University

Rubricated initial block. Colophon on verso: The Cornhill Dodgers, Alfred Bartlett, 69 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

Waiting

Waiting

Brown University

Rubricated initial block. Colophon on verso: The Cornhill Dodgers, Alfred Bartlett, 69 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

Waiting

Waiting

Brown University

Rubricated initial block. Colophon on verso: The Cornhill Dodgers, Alfred Bartlett, 69 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.

Wait for your honey boy

Wait for your honey boy

Brown University

words & music by C. Arthur Pfeiffer. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Inscribed to Mildred Phyllis Sherman"--P. 2. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene with barbed wire / E.H. Pfeiffer; photograph of U.S. soldier and a woman. Also published for: orchestra.

Wahington beloved

Wahington beloved

Brown University

Song; without music. At head of text, in parentheses: The following song was written by Prof. Edmond S. Meany, of Washington University. It has been adopted by the Legislature as the State Anthem of Washington. This copy is a souvenir of a Community Gathering, in Kinnear Park, Seattle, Sunday afternoon, July 11, 1909. Printed within single line border. First line: Thy name, O Washington renowned.