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

Forest

Forest

Brown University

Poem. Written by Richard & Barbara Outram. Authorship and imprint from internal sources.

Forest

Forest

Brown University

Poem. Written by Richard & Barbara Outram. Authorship and imprint from internal sources.

Forest

Forest

Brown University

Poem. Written by Richard & Barbara Outram. Authorship and imprint from internal sources.

Foregleams of eternity

Foregleams of eternity

Brown University

Page [4] blank. Printed on glossy wheat-colored paper. At left of title vignette of burning torch; in initial block landscape illustration. Poem in 17 four-line stanzas. Author's name, imprint and suggested publication date from dealer.

For your Easter

For your Easter

Brown University

Printed in gold and colors within green and gold border on heavy paper in postcard format; illuminated initial block. Illustration of sprays of lilies in side borders; title superimposed on drawing of sun rising over mountains. Facsimile author autograph at end of poem: Mary C. Low. "No. 3715. Printed in Bavaria."--Verso. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

For your country and my country

by Irving Berlin. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "The seven sweet ages of love": p. [6] Cover illustration: Uncle Sam playing drum, battleship, an eagle, and men marching / Barbelle.

For your country and my country

by Irving Berlin. March for voice and piano, with chords for guitar, ukulele and banjo. Caption title. Advertisement for three songs: p. [6] List of song titles in the series on cover.

For your country and my country

by Irving Berlin. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "Victory" and one other song: p. [4] Cover illustration: Uncle Sam playing drum, battleships, an eagle, and men marching / Barbelle.

For your Christmas

For your Christmas

Brown University

Printed in gold and colors within red border on heavy paper in postcard format; illuminated initial block. At head of title illustration of holly spray and red ribbon bow. Type-signed at end of poem: Mary C. Low. "No. 808. Printed in Bavaria."--Verso. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

For your boy and my boy: song

words by Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for Liberty Loan: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier throwing grenade into trench.

For your boy and my boy: buy bonds! buy bonds!

words by Gus Kahn ; music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for Liberty Loan: p. [4] War slogans: p. 2-3. Cover illustration: bugler and allegorical figure, Liberty, on hillside.

For you and me: (patriotic song)

words and music by Mary E. Whitney. For voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Our Soldier Boys Somewhere in France"--Cover. Advertisement for another song: p. [4

For you

For you

Brown University

Peter Kilgore. Printed in red and blue on heavy glossy white paper in postcard format. Poem. Title from first line. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

For true, my dear

For true, my dear

Brown University

Leon Spiro. White paper printed in blue within single-line border. Poem in four stanzas of varying length. Includes order form for subscription to the Sausalito-Belvedere gazette.

For the year ahead

For the year ahead

Brown University

Title from first line. French fold; printed on double leaves. On cover: New Year's Day. 1948.

For the woman who's skilled in the great cooking art

Broadsheet printed in colors on heavy white paper. On recto colored illustration of three young women with pails of Cottolene; on verso cut in green of male chef. Title from first line. Advertising card for Cottolene, a mixture of cottonseed oil and beef suet used in cooking. On recto four-line poem about Cottolene; on verso testimonials beginning: A well-known preparation of animal fat and vegetable oil. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence, especially the clothing.