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.
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Items in this collection

Heaven

Heaven

Brown University

Gary Soto. Page [2] blank. Poetry. Printed on cream paper; title in blue. Date suggested because acquired from press with many items printed between these dates. Colophon on page [4]: There are 200 copies of this keepsake printed from Spectrum types by Michael Peich at the Aralia Press. One hundred forty copies are on Letterpress Text. Sixty copies, of which thirty are for sale, are on Rives Heavy, numbered, and signed by the author. First line: They say that it's not at all white.

Heaven

Heaven

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Within ornamental border.

Heaven

Heaven

Brown University

Pages [3] and [4] blank. Text on page [1] within double line border.

Hearts of the world

Hearts of the world

Brown University

words and music by Lee Johnson. For voice and piano. Caption title. Pages 1-2 are unnumbered. From movie: Hearts of the world. "Respectfully Dedicated to the Super-Genius of the Film--D.W. Griffith."--Cover. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photographs of D.W. Griffith, Robert Harron, Lillian Gish; drawing of a globe and a heart pierced with an arrow / L. Willson.

Heart's desire

Heart's desire

Brown University

Poem in four four-line stanzas. At end of text below rule: Poem song by William Horning, Johnstown, N.Y. Hay Broadsds Harris copy: Received through the Library of Congress Duplicate Exchange; stamped: FEB 8 1907 with the number: 168012.

Hearing music

Hearing music

Brown University

Border of type ornaments at top and bottom. At end of text: The Season's Greetings from Sara and John Holmes, 1946. White paper printed in deep green and orange-red; bottom edge deckled and tinted green; printed as a holiday greeting.

Heap high the board with plenteous cheer

Printed in gold and colors on heavy paper in postcard format; text in gold. At head of text embossed illustration of heads and shoulders of woman and two men in Pilgrim dress ; embossed initial "H" as pine twigs with needles and cones. Title from first lines. Type-signed at end of poem: Alice Williams Brotherton. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Health: Jewett's family medicines

Printed on yellow paper within ornamental border. Advertises Jewett's Elixir, Bitters and Plasters. Publication date approximation from internal evidence.

Headquarters

Headquarters

Brown University

Advertisement for a barber and hairdresser named Parker. Publication date approximation from internal evidence.

He's well worth waiting for

lyric by Garfield Kilgour ; music by Harry Von Tilzer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of unidentified woman and drawing of soldier's portrait; photograph of Harry Von Tilzer. Photograph of Harry Von Tilzer: p. [4]

He's had no lovin' for a long, long time

words by Wm Tracey ; music by Maceo Pinkard. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: woman with outstretched arms / EE Walton.

He's got those big blue eyes like you, Daddy mine

by Lew Wilson & Alfred Dubin. For voice and piano. Caption title. Sung by: Lew Wilson. War slogan: p. 2-3. Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-3. Advertisement for "Evening brings rest and you": p. [4 Cover illustration: photograph of Lew Wilson; cover design / Starmer.

He's gone to the arms of Abraham: comic war ballad

by Sep. Winner. Song; for voice and piano; refrain set for chorus (SATB) and piano. Verses 6-7 printed as text on p. 5. "Dedicated to E.F. Dixey." Decorative t.p. / Geo. F. Swain. Engraver of music noted at bottom of p. 5 as "Porter."

He's gone to the arms of Abraham: comic war ballad

Song; for voice and piano; refrain set for chorus (SATB)--and piano Caption title: The arms of Abraham. Verses 6-7 printed as text on p. 5. Decorative t.p. / Geo. F. Swain Engraver of music noted at bottom of p. 5 as "Porter." by Sep. Winner Dedicated to E.F. Dixey For voice and piano Cover title

He was truly a brilliant flame

Pages 2 and 4 blank. At head of text: In memoriam, Nov. 22, 1966. Reprinted from the Lynn [Mass.] Sunday Post, Nov. 20, 1966.

He told me that he loved me so

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 outdoors. Title from first line on first card. On verso of each card: Semi-photo song series H. Words and music by Chas. K. Harris. Copyright, 1908, by Charles K. Harris.