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

Exercises in Independence Square

Within double-line border on all pages. Caption title. Program of exercises at the Centennial celebration Sept. 17, 1887. Includes advertisement for store of Julius Sichel selling millinery, white goods and dress trimmings. Includes three new stanzas, beginning: Look our ransomed shores around, with chorus beginning: While the stars of heaven shall burn.

Exemplar for peace

Exemplar for peace

Brown University

At head of title: (Not printed at Government expense). Congressional Record: Proceeding and debates of the 80th Congress, First Session. At end of text: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1947.

Execution of Stevens

Execution of Stevens

Brown University

Poetry in 7 four-line stanzas; disjointed contents tell of murder and imprisonment. Text printed within border of type ornaments; alternating type size towards end of text. Printer could be Joseph K. Barr, who is known to have printed in New York between 1824 and 1842. Type and appearance of broadside suggest the probable range of dates.

Excelsior: a poetic view of Niagara

Poetry in 14 four-line stanzas printed in two columns divided by rule Within ornamental border At end of text: Jennie Fry, aged eighty years; resident of Niagara City, N.Y Within border above title with double rule as divider, two photos of Niagara Falls

Excelsior: (as H.W.L. would not have written it.)

Poetry in eight four line stanzas printed in black within rule border; each stanza closes with "Sapolio." Type-signed at end: Bret Harte. According to Blanck (BAL 7293) first printing for "Enoch Morgan's Sons Co., manufacturers of Sapolio, by Donaldson Brothers, Five Points, N.Y., 1877.

Excelsior songster no. 14

Broadsheet printed in eight columns on recto and seven on verso, divided by single lines. Wood-engravings include seated blackface minstrel playing banjo at left of title on recto, similar minstrel playing bones at right of title, and ornamental chains and watches in advertisements on verso. At head of text on recto: 75 comic and sentimental songs as sung by Gus. Williams, Joe. Emmet, Tony Pastor, W.J. Scanlon, and others. 120 recipes! household and manufacturing. Includes text of popular songs, chiefly on recto, and on verso directions for magic tricks, letter writing, household remedies, temperance drinks, etc. with advertisements for books and jewelry. Suggested publication date from latest song copyright date mentioned.

Excelsior songster no. 14

Broadsheet printed in eight columns on recto and seven on verso, divided by single lines. Wood-engravings include seated blackface minstrel playing banjo at left of title on recto, similar minstrel playing bones at right of title, and ornamental chains and watches in advertisements on verso. At head of text on recto: 75 comic and sentimental songs as sung by Gus. Williams, Joe. Emmet, Tony Pastor, W.J. Scanlon, and others. 120 recipes! household and manufacturing. Includes text of popular songs, chiefly on recto, and on verso directions for magic tricks, letter writing, household remedies, temperance drinks, etc. with advertisements for books and jewelry. Suggested publication date from latest song copyright date mentioned.