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.

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Items in this collection

Bless dat lubly yaller gal

Bless dat lubly yaller gal

Brown University

composed and sung by Charles White. For voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: lithographed design with caricatures of Afro-American musicians. "Thayer & Co's Lith., Boston"--Cover.

Black sheep

Black sheep

Brown University

At end of text: The above poem was written by Mrs. Twing when seventeen years of age. Since then she has become famous as the medium for the spiritual writings of Samuel Bowles, late Editor of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican, ... for sale by the Springfield, (Mass.) Star Publishing Company, ..

Black ey'd Susan and The prentice boy

Black ey'd Susan and The prentice boy

Brown University

Two poems; only five of eight stanzas are present for "Black ey'd Susan" Printed in two columns separated by line of type ornaments; woodcut ill. of a girl at head of title; colophon separated from text by another line of type ornaments; printed area: 24.4 x 15.5 cm. "Black ey'd Susan" is attributed to John Gay in Dict. nat. biog., where it is cited as: Sweet William's farewell to black-ey'd Susan. "The 'prentice boy" is also known under title: The Sheffield apprentice. The British version usually begins with the words: I was brought up in Sheffield ... Cf. Laws, G.M. Amer. balladry from Brit. broadsides, 039. There is also another ballad issued under title: The 'prentice boy; first words: As down in Cupid's garden ... Cf. Laws, M12. At foot of left-hand column: Printed and sold wholesale & retail at No. 25, High Street, Providence, R.I. where may be had 100 other different kinds of songs and ballads. The printer was Henry Trumbull, who is listed at this address from ca. 1826 to 1836. Cf. Providence directory. Not in Shoemaker.

Black eternal flame

Black eternal flame

Brown University

Within black mourning border. At head of title prose introduction .

Black bird, and Blue ey'd Mary

Black bird, and Blue ey'd Mary

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line. At end of text: Printed and sold, wholesale and retail, by C. Brown, 211 Water-Street.

Black

Black

Brown University

Keith Richmond. Broadsheet printed on heavy mustard-colored paper. One poem on recto, another on verso. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Black

Black

Brown University

Keith Richmond. Broadsheet printed on heavy mustard-colored paper. One poem on recto, another on verso. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

Brown University

[Richard & Barbara Outram] Poem. "Christmas 1975"--P. [2]

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

Brown University

[Richard & Barbara Outram] Poem. "Christmas 1975"--P. [2]

Bits of steel

Bits of steel

Brown University

1 broadsheet; folded into thirds to create 6 pages. Contains 4 poems by F. Oakley.

Bissett/67

Bissett/67

Brown University

Bill Bissett. Page [2] blank. Processed copy. At center of page [1] rosette design. Cover title. Poem in 15 lines. Colophon on page [4]: Number ten in that scintillating new series of concrete mimeo foofraw. Yours for one stupid nickle. Bought to you from the mimeo madmen down Ganglia way. c/o thevillagebookstore 29 Gerrard West Toronto Canada.