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

Truth

Truth

Brown University

Printed in calligraphy in black and tan on heavy gray paper in bookmark format. At head of title illustration of New York City subway token. Poem in one stanza of two lines and one of three. Facsimile signature at end of poem: Eileen Pyle. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Trusts: a satire

Trusts: a satire

Brown University

By Hon. Nat Ward Fitz-Gerald, "Poet of the Alleghanies" 1 broadsheet; folded into fourth creating eight pages. Poetry and prose. At head of text: Charles Town, W. Va. Dedicated to Mark Hannah McKinley.

Trusts: a satire

Trusts: a satire

Brown University

By Hon. Nat Ward Fitz-Gerald, "Poet of the Alleghanies" 1 broadsheet; folded into fourth creating eight pages. Poetry and prose. At head of text: Charles Town, W. Va. Dedicated to Mark Hannah McKinley.

Trusts: a satire

Trusts: a satire

Brown University

By Hon. Nat Ward Fitz-Gerald, "Poet of the Alleghanies" 1 broadsheet; folded into fourth creating eight pages. Poetry and prose. At head of text: Charles Town, W. Va. Dedicated to Mark Hannah McKinley.

Trust no future, howe'er pleasant!

Longfellow. Printed in red and green on recto, in black on verso on heavy tan paper in postcard format within ornamental border on recto; rubricated initial block. Title from first line. Four-line stanza.

Trust Him

Trust Him

Brown University

Within single line border with ornamental corners.

Trust and try

Trust and try

Brown University

Printed in red and black on white paper within architectural red border containing cut of boy in arch at upper left and inscription: Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path. At head of title wood-engraving of man speaking to boy. Poem in two eight-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

Trust

Trust

Brown University

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Trust

Trust

Brown University

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True rest

True rest

Brown University

Printed in two columns, divided by single line, with decorated initial.

True patriotism

True patriotism

Brown University

At end of text: Compliments of James T. White & Co.

True Christianity

True Christianity

Brown University

Poem in four four-line stanzas. At end of text: T.L.H. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

True Americans

True Americans

Brown University

1 broadsheet. Between title and text colored illustration of American eagle bearing legend beneath portraits of Lincoln, Grant, Wilson, Davis and Lee. On verso prose piece with poetry about World War I and President Wilson.

Troy Museum! manager, G.C. Howard ... New drama! by Buckstone: ... Thursday eve'ng, Sept. 23, the popular drama, 4th ...

Playbill. At end of text: C.L. Mac Arthur, printer, Budget Building, 197 River-St., Troy. Imprint inferred from internal information. Leading actress in Isabelle was Mrs. G. C. Howard (Caroline Fox Howard) The rehearsal was for the first performance of George L. Aiken's Uncle Tom's cabin. Cf. Wilson, G.B. 300 years of Amer. drama (2nd ed.), p. 124. Printed within decorative border.

Triumphal

Triumphal

Brown University

Poetry. Processed copy; on blue-green paper with two reproductions of photographs on left of text and in lower right corner. Type-signed at end of poem: Dick Lourie (for immediate distribution)

Triumphal

Triumphal

Brown University

Poetry. Processed copy; on blue-green paper with two reproductions of photographs on left of text and in lower right corner. Type-signed at end of poem: Dick Lourie (for immediate distribution)

Trinacria

Trinacria

Brown University

Broadsheet. Printed in brown on cream paper. On recto poem and announcement for limited edition of Y & X by Olson with drawings by Corrado Cagli to be published by Caresse Crosby at Black Sun Press. On verso reproduction of drawing signed Cagli of naked warriors holding shields and spears.

Tribute to labor (original): Labor Day, 1909

Broadsheet printed on heavy glossy white paper. Poem on recto; on verso reproduction of photograph of Claflin with facsimile signature, "Sincerely yours, Sumner F. Claflin" and vignette of three joined rings. Printed text on verso: Newspaper and magazine agent, 6 Nelson Street, Manchester, N.H.