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.
composed and published in honor of the recent Democratic victory. Within border of type ornament sections. Poetry and prose. To be sung to the tune: Old folks at home. Contains text of song in three eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: All the Whigs are sad and dreary; imitates Stephen Foster's Old folks at home. At end of text below rule within lower border: Thomas M. Scroggy, Publisher, Card & Fancy Job Printer, No. 443 Vine Street, above Twelfth, Phila. where all new songs can be obtained, wholesale and retail. Publication date suggested because of mention in prose paragraph of Gen. Winfield Scott, who was the Whig presidential candidate defeated in 1852. Not in Wolf, American song sheets.
Printed in two columns divided by line of advertising vertically printed between rules: Sold, wholesale and retail, by L. Deming, No. 62, Hanover Street, 2d door from Friend Street, Boston. Leonard Deming used this address from 1832 to 1837.
Printed on cream paper. At lower left drawing of tree. Poem in 19 lines. Type-signed at end: William Trowbridge. In lower left corner: JM. ER. Tightrope VI. Issued as part of Set no. 162 with other poetry broadsides handset and printed by Jo Mish and Ed Rayher in periodical Tightrope, vol. 6.
Within border of type ornament sections (Auner-Johnson border in Wolf) Text of song in three eight-line stanzas with four-line chorus beginning: Poor Uncle True. At end of text below lower border: A.W. Auner, Song Publisher, Philadelphia, Pa. Ascribed to J. H. Nones; entered under title rather than author.
Poetry. Within border of type ornaments; at end of poem, vignette of musical instruments. Poem in three nine-line stanzas. At head of title: 496. At head of text: The words and music of this song will be sent ... by Henry J. Wehman .... At end of text below curvilinear line, within border: H.J. Wehman, song publisher, 50 Chatham St., New York. Publication date from internal evidence. Words by H.S. Washburn, music (not on item) by Lyman Heath. Cf. Dichter & Shapiro, Early American sheet music, p. 144. Variant of no. 805 in Edwin Wolf's American song sheets.
Printed in two columns, divided by line of type ornaments (cf. Reilly 542) At end of text: Elton, Publisher, 134 Division Street. Robert H. Elton was listed at above address in 1833. An earlier variant version (Evans 46765) with 15 stanzas is titled: Granye.
Printed in orange, green, brown and black on textured wheat-colored paper within colored border of vine with flowers and fruit. Poem in eight lines. Type-signature at end of poem: Harriette B. McCormick. In lower left corner below border: Stevenson Industries All Rights Reserved.
Printed in two columns divided by single line within double-line border with ornamental corners. Poem in twelve six-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: M. H. E. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
by Mary Dwinell Chellis. Prose and poetry. Caption title. Illustration: woman seated with child, another woman standing, in front of bookcase. At head of ill. on p. [1]: No. 12. First lines: A company of gentlemen, seated in a luxuriously furnished room ..
Printed on heavy white paper within single-line border. Poem in ten four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Mrs. A.M. Kelly. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
Printed in two columns divided by single line within single line border with ornamental corners. At end of text: December 15th, 1873. Place of publication suggested because poem mentions Boston Tea Party.
Printed in two columns divided by single line within single line border with ornamental corners. At end of text: December 15th, 1873. Place of publication suggested because poem mentions Boston Tea Party.
Printed in two columns divided by single line within single line border with ornamental corners. At end of text: December 15th, 1873. Place of publication suggested because poem mentions Boston Tea Party.
