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

America's grand sage

America's grand sage

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by single line. At head of title portrait of George Washington; above it cut of eagle with shield and scroll inscribed: E pluribus unum. At head of text: The following fine poem, written soon after Gen. Washington's death (by his widow, it is supposed) has been set to music by Mr. David Coye .... At end of text: Price ten cents. Suggested place of publication and range of publication dates because David Coye, of Unadilla, published other broadside poems there in the 1870's.

America's answer: song

America's answer: song

Brown University

lyric by Raymond B. Egan ; music by Richard A. Whiting. March for voice and piano. Caption title. From musical revue: The overseas revue (Tout suite Elizabet), a war-time version of the post-war revue, Toot sweet, starring Elizabeth Brice. Advertisement for other songs from the revue: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of actress in costume / F.E. Muire.

America: O thou, America--Messiah of nations!

by James Whitcomb Riley. Printed in red, blue, gold and black on heavy white paper in postcard format; text in black. At left of title gold embossed figure of Statue of Liberty in front of American flag; on verso colored shield with stars and stripes in place for stamp. Poem in three eight-line stanzas.

America, we love you so

America, we love you so

Brown University

Lila Hurley. Processed copy. Text of song in two seven-line stanzas with four-line refrain beginning: Here peace and justice native grow. Suggested publication date from internal evidence.

America, on guard!

America, on guard!

Brown University

Within ornamental border. At end of text: Composed April, 1942.

America, O land beloved: (a new national hymn)

poem by Emily Ingham Wilcox ; music by C. Harold Lowden. For voice and piano. From poem: America, o land beloved / Emily Ingham Wilcox. Caption title. Pages 1-2 are unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of American flag.

America, here's my boy

America, here's my boy

Brown University

words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Cover title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of mother and soldier / André C. De Takacs.

America, here's my boy

America, here's my boy

Brown University

words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Cover title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of mother and soldier / André C. De Takacs.

America, here's my boy

America, here's my boy

Brown University

words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Cover title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of mother and soldier / André C. De Takacs.

America, here's my boy

America, here's my boy

Brown University

words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Cover title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of mother and soldier / André C. De Takacs.

America, here's my boy

America, here's my boy

Brown University

words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Cover title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of mother and soldier / André C. De Takacs.

America, here's my boy

America, here's my boy

Brown University

words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Arthur Lange. For voice and piano. Cover title. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of mother and soldier / André C. De Takacs.

America, he's for you

America, he's for you

Brown University

words and music by Andrew B. Sterling. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Privates James and Raymond Sterling. Artist's copy.

America we come

America we come

Brown University

words by C. Durham ; music by C. and K. Durham. March for voice and piano. Cover title.

America to-day

America to-day

Brown University

words by Herbert Moore ; music by W.R. Williams. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Woodrow Wilson; drawing of Statue of Liberty with caption "Liberty's still standing in the bay" / Starmer. Also published for: band and orchestra.

America thou art first: march

words and music by H. David Murray ; arranged by Clarence M. Jones. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Cover illustration: a squad of U.S. soldiers standing at attention.

America the beautiful

America the beautiful

Brown University

Poetry and prose. Poem followed by prose discussion of poem's history, publications and musical settings. Type-signed at end on page [4]: Katharine Lee Bates. Suggested publication date from last date mentioned in text.

America saved the day

America saved the day

Brown University

words and music by Harry Leslie Brown. For voice and piano. Cover title. Reprint of a newspaper article advertising "America saved the day" p. [4] Cover illustration: American flag.

America saved the day

America saved the day

Brown University

words and music by Harry L. Brown. For voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: stars with the dates of American wars.