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

You can count on Uncle Sam for victory

words and music by Maxine Kramer. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Words and music by Maxine Cramer"--Cover. "Dedicated to 'Our Boys'." Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: Uncle Sam and allegorical figure, Victory.

You better mind yer parents

Poetry. Printed in brown on tan paper in postcard format within single-line border on recto. At head of title and below within border drawing signed K.P.B. of winged dancing goblins. Title from first line of untitled eight-line excerpt from Little Orphant Annie. At end of text facsimile signature: James Whitcomb Riley. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and because another similar Riley post card (The prayer perfect, HB39072) acquired with Brown University copy was mailed in 1913.

You are the poet

You are the poet

Brown University

Printed on card stock within outer border of music and inner border of outer portion of Dürer's engraving : Four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Type signed at end of poem: Dennis Gould. Below: Peace news 4 April 1975. Four horsemen of the Apocalypse.

You are my firebug

You are my firebug

Brown University

Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format; text on recto in green, on verso in black. At head of text illustration of standing man and flying woman with insect's wings. Words and music of song chorus. Name of author of lyrics not on item; music by Gus Edwards. "By permission of Copyright MCMVI by Gus Edwards Music Pub. Co., 1512 Broadway, N.Y."--Colophon. "No. 4600 Music Series"--Verso.

You and I

You and I

Brown University

No. 174 of untitled series.

You

You

Brown University

Within colored ornamental border.

You

You

Brown University

Within colored ornamental border.

Yorkshire bite

Yorkshire bite

Brown University

Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. At end of text: Sold wholesale and retail, corner of Merchants-Row and Market-Square, (up stairs) - Boston. Above was Deming's address from 1829 to 1831.

Yippie!: Chicago Aug. 25-30

Poetry. Printed in red and blue. Title and subtitle in red superimposed on text in blue. At end of text between blue stars: Youth International Party--32 Union Square, Room 607, New York, N.Y. 10003--(212) 982-5090. Refers to prospective 1968 Democratic National Convention with phrases: Pin the tail on the donkey, and Beware local police armed and considered dangerous. First line begins: Spree--Wowee--Arlo Guthrie--Color--Giggle.

Yield a little

Yield a little

Brown University

Poetry in six four-line stanzas printed in green on laid paper; decorated initial. Frame of floral curlicues in green surround text on three sides.. Facsimile author autograph at end of text. In lower left: Copyright, 1905, Anna J. Granniss.

Yet tell them merrily

Yet tell them merrily

Brown University

At end of text: "1932 Royal Winter Fair dates: November 16-24 inclusive ... Toronto, Canada."

Yet again a Christmas salutation together now with best wishes for 1958

from M. A. DeW. H. With broadside (17 x 12 cm.) laid in containing portrait of Howe captioned: Grandpa Howe. Sketched at ninety-four by his granddaughter Susan M. Howe (16 September 1958). Photographed for reproduction by his grandson, Quincy Howe, Jr. All best wishes for Christmas 1958 and the year to follow. W. A. De Wolfe Howe. Poem on pages [2]-[3] "Printed in Saturday Review of October 10, 1955."

Yesterday is but a memory

Poetry. Printed in calligraphy on glossy white card stock in postcard format. Text surrounded by colored illustration of birds, flower and small animals. Title from first line.

Yes, that is victory

Yes, that is victory

Brown University

Broadsheet printed on tan paper. Poem in 16 two-line stanzas and one further line, imitating Kipling's If. At end of poem: Author unknown. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

Yes, that is victory

Yes, that is victory

Brown University

Broadsheet printed on tan paper. Poem in 16 two-line stanzas and one further line, imitating Kipling's If. At end of poem: Author unknown. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.