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

East, West, home's best

East, West, home's best

Brown University

Printed in colors on heavy paper in postcard format; text on verso in gray. At head of text framed landscape illustration and rose garland. Title from first line. Type-signed at end of poem: A. Guiterman. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Earthquake lullaby: (with due apology)

by C.N.M., M.D. (Still alive, "Shake") Cover title. Printed in black on red cardstock; decorative bands across width of pages [2] and [3] at top and bottom; headband and tailpiece on page [4] Imprint at bottom of page [1]: San Francisco (Erstwhile) April 18, 1906 "Souvenir" Brunt Press, 336 Main St. Copyrighted, 1906, Chas. N. Miller.

Early rising

Early rising

Brown University

Above title wood-engraving of two girls giving alms to seated male beggar; girls' clothing in style of the 1830s. At head of text: Awarded to M [blank] For diligence and attention. [blank] Instructor. Poem in two four-line stanzas.

Early piety

Early piety

Brown University

Broadsheet. On recto poem within border of type ornaments. At head of title wood-engraving of little girl writing at desk. Poem in three four-line stanzas. Author's name not on item. On verso, within ornamental border: Reward of merit. This certifies, that [blank] for diligence, and attention to studies, and good conduct in school, merits my approbation and esteem. [blank] Instructer [sic] Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Early piety

Early piety

Brown University

Broadsheet. On recto poem within border of type ornaments. At head of title wood-engraving of little girl writing at desk. Poem in three four-line stanzas. Author's name not on item. On verso, within ornamental border: Reward of merit. This certifies, that [blank] for diligence, and attention to studies, and good conduct in school, merits my approbation and esteem. [blank] Instructer [sic] Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Each year to Friendship adds a ring

Printed in multicolor and gold on recto, in green on verso; some lettering and ornaments embossed. At head of title uncaptioned portrait of Lowell in old age. Title from first lines of two-line passage of poetry. Type-signed at end of poem: Lowell. Printed vertically in left margin on verso: Bristolboardline--Germany. Suggested publication date from postmark on Brown University copy.

Each stitch is a thought of you, dear

words by Al. Sweet ; music by Billy Baskette. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for a song folio: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a woman knitting / Henry Hutt. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette, and available for "talking machine or player piano"--p. 2.

Each man his due

Each man his due

Brown University

Within ruled gold border. Pasted on heavy gilt-edged cardboard. Poem in three four-line and one six-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Edward E. Hale. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and from date of author's death.

Each man his due

Each man his due

Brown University

Within ruled gold border. Pasted on heavy gilt-edged cardboard. Poem in three four-line and one six-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Edward E. Hale. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and from date of author's death.

Each Christmas Eve, outside alone

Pages [1] and [4] blank. Printed on heavy white paper. On page [2] linoleum cut by Stephen Wickert of Nativity scene; caption: Frohe Weihnacht. Title from first line. "Verse by Bill Heyen." First state; cf. Stefanik A46.

E.E. Cummings

E.E. Cummings

Brown University

Printed in green. Catalogue of [An exhibition of 43 oils, 8 watercolors, and 2 drawings. Rochester Memorial Gallery, 1945] Lists exhibited works.

E.E. Cummings

E.E. Cummings

Brown University

Printed in green. Catalogue of [An exhibition of 43 oils, 8 watercolors, and 2 drawings. Rochester Memorial Gallery, 1945] Lists exhibited works.

E.E. Cummings

E.E. Cummings

Brown University

Printed in green. Catalogue of [An exhibition of 43 oils, 8 watercolors, and 2 drawings. Rochester Memorial Gallery, 1945] Lists exhibited works.

E-yip-yow!: Yankee boys, welcome home again!

words by Bob F. Sear & Al. W. Brown ; music by Al. W. Brown. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a ship coming home / H.

Dying hymn, on the death of Miss Polly Goold

Printed in two columns divided by double line of type ornaments. Printed vertically between lines of type ornaments: Printed and sold, at the Printing-Office, in Amherst. [N.H.] (brackets on broadside) At upper left wood-engraving of seated woman looking at slanted mirror on chest; at upper right wood-engraving of Adam and Eve with birds and animals. Original dimensions not known. Poem in 16 numbered six-line stanzas. Poem known under other titles, such as The last words of Polly Gould, and Farewell hymn; last eight stanzas, beginning: Now she is dead! and cannot stir! are from Elegy on the death of Miss Gould by Wells Currier. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence, and because newspaper backing on Brown University copy mentions President George Washington.

Dying Californian

Dying Californian

Brown University

Without music. Text within an ornamental border. At head of title: "540" "Words and music of this song will be sent to H.J. Wehman ... New York City"

Dying

Dying

Brown University

Poem. Printed in black on yellow card stock in postcard format with colophon on verso: Greenhouse Review Press 126 Escalona Dr. Santa Cruz CA 95060. At end of text: Martha Fritz. Designed and printed by Gary Young. Imprint date provided by Gary Young. First line: The machine tracing his heartbeat is my mother's.

Duty of the church in relation to slavery

Poetry and prose. Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line within border of type ornaments; poem occupies second column. At end of text within border below double rule: Geo. B. Watson's Print--60 Congress St.--Boston. Poem is an adaptation of Reginald Heber's hymn written in 1819, From Greenland's icy mountains; it urges emancipation of American slaves but does not mention Civil War. Date from internal evidence.