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

Death of brave Wolfe

Death of brave Wolfe

Brown University

Within border of type ornaments, printed in two columns divided by double line. At end of text: Printed and sold, at No. 42, North Main Street Providence. Where are kept for sale more than one hundred other kinds.

Death of a wife; &c

Death of a wife; &c

Brown University

Four poems, one a religious one with note of Bible passages. Printed area measures: 27.1 x 21.4 cm. "Death of a wife" is attributed to Erastus Brown of Alford, Mass. who wrote the elegy originally in 1806 upon the death of his wife Esther Brown. The poem "The three friends" is supposed to have been composed by Dartmouth alumni. Not in Ford or Shaw & Shoemaker.

Death of a California adventurer

Printed in two columns divided by single line within border of type ornaments. At head of text: The following lines were suggested by hearing an extrace of a letter from Captain Chace, giving an account of the sickness and death of his brother-in-law, Mr. Brown Owen, who died on his passage to California. Poem in eight eight-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Death and the resurrection

Text of hymn in five numbered four-line stanzas. Author's name not on item. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.

Death

Death

Brown University

At head of text: Poor Tweedle, Tedel, Bebbee, Pinky. She is gone. She died June 19th, 1871, .. At end of text: Nancy Luce, West Tisbury, Dukes Co., Mass., 1871.

Dearest May

Dearest May

Brown University

Text of dialect song in four four-line stanzas with three-line chorus beginning: Oh dearest May, you're lublier dan de day. At end of text below curvilinear line: Price one cent. All the new songs constantly on hand at one cent each. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence. Ascribed to L.V.H. Crosby; entered under title rather than author. This edition not in Wolf but similar to Wolf 451b.

Dear to the poet's heart

At head of text: ... The poem was written on hearing the pitiful story of John Davidson, the Scottish poet, and of his death ..

Dear old San Francisco

Dear old San Francisco

Brown University

Printed in black and orange on buff paper Within orange line border Contains advertisement for H. Liebes & Co., fur manufacturers

Dear old San Francisco

Dear old San Francisco

Brown University

Printed in black and orange on buff paper. Within orange line border. Contains advertisement for H. Liebes & Co., fur manufacturers. Date from internal evidence.

Dear old pal of mine of mine

words by Harold Robe ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano in A♭ major. Caption title. From revue: "Getting Together" Advertisements for other songs: p. [7-8] Cover illustration: photograph of Gitz Rice. Also published for: male quartette.

Dear old pal of mine

Dear old pal of mine

Brown University

words by Harold Robe ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano in G. Caption title. Sung by: John McCormack. Advertisement for "Rockin' the boat" and another song: p. [7]-[8] Cover illustration: full -length photograph of Gitz Rice. Also published in keys of F, A♭, B♭

Dear old pal of mine

Dear old pal of mine

Brown University

words by Harold Robe ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano in G. Caption title. Sung by: John McCormack. Advertisement for "Rockin' the boat" and another song: p. [7]-[8] Cover illustration: full -length photograph of Gitz Rice. Also published in keys of F, A♭, B♭

Dear old pal of mine

Dear old pal of mine

Brown University

words by Harold Robe ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano in A♭ Caption title. Sung by: John McCormack. Advertisement for "On the road that leads back home" and another song: p. [7]-[8] Cover illustration: half-length photograph of Gitz Rice. Also published in keys of F, G, B♭ Library's copy 1 inscribed: Rhodes.

Dear old pal of mine

Dear old pal of mine

Brown University

words by Harold Robe ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano in F. Caption title. Sung by: John McCormack. Advertisement for "On the road that leads back home" and another song: p. [7]-[8] Cover illustration: half-length photograph of Gitz Rice. Also published in keys of G, A♭, B♭

Dear old pal of mine

Dear old pal of mine

Brown University

words by Harold Robe ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano in F. Caption title. Sung by: John McCormack. Advertisement for "On the road that leads back home" and another song: p. [7]-[8] Cover illustration: half-length photograph of Gitz Rice. Also published in keys of G, A♭, B♭

Dear old pal of mine

Dear old pal of mine

Brown University

words by Harold Robe ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano in B♭ Caption title. Sung by: John McCormack. Advertisement for "Little mother of mine": p. [8] Cover illustration: full-length photograph of Gitz Rice. Also published in keys of F, G, A♭

Dear old pal of mine

Dear old pal of mine

Brown University

words by Harold Robe ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano in F. Caption title. Sung by: John McCormack. Advertisement for "On the road that leads back home" and another song: p. [7]-[8] Cover illustration: half-length photograph of Gitz Rice. Also published in keys of G, A♭, B♭

Dear little boy: (Norman)

Printed on heavy paper within single-line border with corner ornaments. Poem in four five-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Christine Hamilton Watson. Publication date suggested from date of her Poems, in which the Brown University copy was found.