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

Under a spreading chestnut tree

Printed in red and black on heavy paper in postcard format within wavy red border. At head of title reproduction of photograph of building captioned: The village smithy. Title from first line of six-line stanza. Author's name not on item. Place of publication suggested because Brown University copy acquired with other similar postcards with illustrations of Portland and surroundings. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Uncle Tom's grave

Uncle Tom's grave

Brown University

written by J.H. Jewell; composed by A. Whitcombe For voice and piano Cover title Cover illustration: lithograph of man kneeling at grave with two Afro-American men in background / J. Coventry "M. & N. Hanhart, Impr."

Uncle Tom's glimpse of glory

words by Eliza; music by Frank Howard For voice and piano Caption title Lyricist's name is probably Eliza Cook Text refers to characters in "Uncle Tom's cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe Dedicated to: Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe "For sale by Horace Waters, 333 Broadway, New York"--Cover. Library's copy inscribed with page numbers 107-112

Uncle Sammy's army: song

lyric by M.H. Morse ; music by H.M. Dolph. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other music: p. [4] Cover design / Starmer.

Uncle Sammy, take care of my girl

lyric by Betty Morgan ; music by Jimme Morgan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Military waltz": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam, woman and soldier with letters; photograph of Betty and Jimmie Morgan.

Uncle Sammy, take care of my girl

lyric by Betty Morgan ; music by Jimme Morgan. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Military waltz": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam, woman and soldier with letters; photograph of Betty and Jimmie Morgan.

Uncle Sammy is a-calling you

words and music by Jimmie N. Hall. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: ships at sea.

Uncle Sam's latest Yankee Doodle

Composed by Simon B. Harris. Printed in red and black within red and black double-line border on page [1] Cover title. Text of song in eight numbered eight-line stanzas with varied four-line chorus.

Uncle Sam's laddies

Uncle Sam's laddies

Brown University

words by W.H. Slingerland ; music by C.H. Congdon. For voice and piano. Caption title.

Uncle Sam's flowers: song

by A.A. Craig. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Advertisement for piano music: p. [4] Cover illustration: bunch of daisies and shamrocks tied with ribbon.

Uncle Sam, every man will see you through

words and music by John C. Spray. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the Fourth Liberty Loan"--Cover. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam holding a gun.

Uncle Sam to Kaiser Bill

At head of text: Song. At end of text: (Copyright 1918, by W.C. Tichenor, Lebanon, Ohio)

Uncle Sam is calling me

Uncle Sam is calling me

Brown University

arranged by John G. Zabriskie ; words and music by Arthur Livingston. For voice and piano. Caption title. "To The Mothers, Wives & Sweethearts Of Our Country, Whose Boys Are Fighting Somewhere In France This Song Is Dedicated"--Cover. Cover illustration: drawing of soldier and woman / E.H. Pfeiffer.

Uncle Sam

Uncle Sam

Brown University

Tune: Maryland, my Maryland.

Uncle Isham

Uncle Isham

Brown University

Broadsheet. At head of text, in brackets: The subject of the following poetical effusion was a pious coloured man, who appears to have belonged to a family of slaves in North Carolina, who are now in a process of emancipation by the active exertions of their master and mistress. The poem is the production of the latter. Poem in eleven four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.