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.
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Items in this collection

Canadian hunters at Vimy

by William Henry Taylor, author of "Canadian Seasons," etc. Within double-line border at top and bottom, single-line border at sides. Poem in four eight-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from date of battle.

Canada, fall in!: patriotic recruiting song

words and music by Edward W. Miller. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Sung by: J. Rawsthorne Slack, Donald C. MacGregor, Howard Russell and others. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6]

Can a railroader be a Christian?

Poetry in 10 numbered four-line stanzas; page [4] blank. Title on page [1] within single line border. At end of text A.B. Taylor. Because of text variations, seemingly an earlier version than another edition in the Hay Broadsides Collection copyrighted by W.H. Raymond (cf.HB3179)

Can a railroader be a Christian?

Poetry in 10 numbered four-line stanzas; page [4] blank. Title on page [1] within single line border. At end of text A.B. Taylor. Because of text variations, seemingly an earlier version than another edition in the Hay Broadsides Collection copyrighted by W.H. Raymond (cf.HB3179)

Can a railroader be a Christian?

Poetry in 10 numbered four-line stanzas; page [4] blank. Title on page [1] within single line border. At end of text A.B. Taylor. Because of text variations, seemingly an earlier version than another edition in the Hay Broadsides Collection copyrighted by W.H. Raymond (cf.HB3179)

Can a railroad man be a Christian?

Poetry in 10 four-line stanzas. At end of text: Copyrighted 1916 by W.H. Raymond. Text variant of another edition in the Hay Broadsides Collection with attribution to A.B. Taylor (cf.HB31946)

Campaign songs

Campaign songs

Brown University

Broadsheet. Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by single line. Songs for both parties' candidates in the presidential election of 1884.

Campaign songs

Campaign songs

Brown University

Broadsheet. Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by single line. Songs for both parties' candidates in the presidential election of 1884.

Campaign song for General Scott

By M.W. Wilson. To be sung to the tune: Victory. Text of song in 14 four-line stanzas with two-line chorus beginning: Hurra then, hurra then, hurra.

Campaign song for General Scott

By M.W. Wilson. To be sung to the tune: Victory. Text of song in 14 four-line stanzas with two-line chorus beginning: Hurra then, hurra then, hurra.

Campaign song for General Scott

By M.W. Wilson. To be sung to the tune: Victory. Text of song in 14 four-line stanzas with two-line chorus beginning: Hurra then, hurra then, hurra.

Campaign song

Campaign song

Brown University

Within border of type ornament sections. Text of song in six four-lie stanzas Mentions of "brave Hancock" with Garfield as his opponent indicate the presidential election of 1880 Hay Broadsides copy: Fold traces; pencil notation of verso "Probably issued in or near Frederick, Md."

Campaign song

Campaign song

Brown University

At head of text: To be sung to the music of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"

Campaign song

Campaign song

Brown University

Within border of type ornament sections. Text of song in six four-lie stanzas Mentions of "brave Hancock" with Garfield as his opponent indicate the presidential election of 1880 Hay Broadsides copy: Fold traces; pencil notation of verso "Probably issued in or near Frederick, Md."

Campaign song

Campaign song

Brown University

Calls for election of Bryan and Stevenson against McKinley. Calls for election of Bryan and Stevenson against McKinley. By J.R. Winters. Poem in four eight-line stanzas with four-line refrain.