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

w looking glass: cription of some of the females to be avoided by youth of both sexes

Poem in sixteen four-line stanzas printed in two columns, divided by line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold Wholesale and Retail corner of Merchant's Row & Market-Square, (up stairs) -- Boston. Leonard Deming is listed at this address in Boston directories for 1829-1831. Printed area measures 18.8 x 13.6 cm. The poem, with very slight, but more sensible variations, was published under the name of Samuel Dunn, of New Salem (Mass.), during the early 19th century. He is known as an author of poetry and could have written this poem. At end of text below short single line: *Some married ladies, perhaps, as well as girls might behold themselves in this part of the "New Looking Glass." .. Not in Ford or Checklist Amer. imprints. First line: Avoid the girl who takes delight.

Vote for Abraham

Vote for Abraham

Brown University

For low voice and piano with SATB chorus. Cover title "To all true lovers of our common country"--Cover.

Von der Creuzigung Jesu Christi!

To be sung to the tune: Wo bleiben meine Sinnen? Printed in two columns within border of type ornaments. Wood-engraving of half-naked female blowing trumpet at head of text; wood-engraving of Mercury holding caduceus accompanied by winged female and Cupid at end of text, inscribed "Dusoschail[?] f.". Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Virginia, my Virginia: dedicated to Governor E. Lee Trinkle

by Mrs. George H. Tichenor. Poetry and prose. At head of title prose passage beginning: Washington, John Marshall and Adams Family connections. Poem in four eight-line stanzas, followed by prose account of genealogies of Smith and Marshall families. Place of publication suggested by ms. presentation inscription by author's husband, giving his address in New Orleans, on Brown University copy. Suggested range of publication dates between election of dedicatee as Virginia governor and date of his death.

Virginia Graham invites you to

Printed in blue on heavy white paper in shape of cup on saucer. Six-line poem ends: Help elect a native son--Ken Keating. At end of text: Friday, October 9, 1964 at 10:00 a.m. Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Astor, 45th Street and Broadway, New York City. Campaign literature for New York Senator Kenneth Keating.

Virginia

Virginia

Brown University

Pages [3] + [4] blank.

Violent storm

Violent storm

Brown University

Within mourning border printed in two columns divided by heavy black line. At head of sheet above upper border cuts of 15 coffins. Within border at head of title (placed horizontally) cut of building with severed steeple. Contains prose account of the destruction caused by a hurricane in Boston and vicinity, followed by: A poem on the late hurricane. Broadside could have originated from E. Russell's print shop.