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

He sleeps in a sailor's grave

Poetry and prose; includes note on author. With ribbon attached to cover bearing legend "U.S.S. West Virginia"

He sleeps beneath the soil of France

by Tell Taylor. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of man and woman by fireside; photograph of Tell Taylor.

He shall not die!

He shall not die!

Brown University

Within ornamental border. At head of title: A tribute to the greatest mother of them all!

He shall not die!

He shall not die!

Brown University

Within ornamental border. At head of title: A tribute to the greatest mother of them all!

He races

He races

Brown University

Marion Metivier. Bookmark printed on ivory paper. Below poem logotype of press. "'He races' is from Should anyone listen, which is available from Curbstone Press ...." Suggested publication date from publication date of author's book Should anyone listen.

He lost his wheel

He lost his wheel

Brown University

By Geo. B. Vashon. Poem in five ten-line stanzas. At head of text: Copyright, 1909, by George B. Vashon.

He knoweth

He knoweth

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Poetry in 7 four-line stanzas printed on pink paper. At end of text: L. Howard, Toronto. May 15 - 1891. In lower margin on verso below rule: Printed by Mary Steward, Lundy's Lane Pa.

He is risen

He is risen

Brown University

At head of title: The following poetical apostrophe to our martyred President is from the pen of George T. Russell .. At head of text: [After the Garfield obsequies]

He is

He is

Brown University

Mary J. Frame. Printed in colors; text in silver and black. On page [1] colored illustration of scroll inscribed: The story of Christmas; on page [2] vignette of wall sconce with lighted candles. Poem in three four-line stanzas. "CPH Litho in U.S.A. 84-1711." Suggested range of publication dates because several poems by Frame were published in the 1950s.

He is

He is

Brown University

Mary J. Frame. Printed in colors; text in silver and black. On page [1] colored illustration of scroll inscribed: The story of Christmas; on page [2] vignette of wall sconce with lighted candles. Poem in three four-line stanzas. "CPH Litho in U.S.A. 84-1711." Suggested range of publication dates because several poems by Frame were published in the 1950s.

He fell in France

He fell in France

Brown University

Bates Torrey ; arr. by George Lowell Tracy. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the American Hero"--Cover.

He careth

He careth

Brown University

Poetry. Broadsheet. Printed in green on beige laid paper; initials in title and beginning of first line. Type suggests 20th century printing; not later than 1957 when copy was acquired. Author's name given in Lawson's "The best loved religious poems", p. 83. First line: What can it mean? Is it aught to him?

He careth

He careth

Brown University

Poetry. Cover title. Page 1 designed as title page with ornamental illustration and imprint: American Tract Society, 150 Nassau Street, New York ; No. 49. The American Tract Society is known to have published at the above address between 1832 and 1894. This printed in "new" type after 1848. Author's name given in Lawson's "The best loved religious poems", p. 83. Most of the author's poetry started to appear in the 1860s; this plus internal evidence determined dating of piece. First line: What can it mean? Is it aught to him?