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

A mother sings on Christmas Eve

French fold; printed on double leaves. Page [4] blank. Printed in brown. Cut of crossed quill pens and candle at end of text.

A mother sings on Christmas Eve

French fold; printed on double leaves. Page [4] blank. Printed in brown. Cut of crossed quill pens and candle at end of text.

A most remarkable dream

A most remarkable dream

Brown University

Advertisement for Edwin S. Johnston Manufacturer, Wholesale and Retail, Wallpaper and Window Shade Emporium.

A morning prayer

A morning prayer

Brown University

Printed on white silk. Poem in four four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

A morning prayer

A morning prayer

Brown University

Printed on white silk. Poem in four four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

A morning prayer

A morning prayer

Brown University

Printed on white silk. Poem in four four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

A morning prayer

A morning prayer

Brown University

Printed on white silk. Poem in four four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

A more, Charley George

A more, Charley George

Brown University

Advertising brochure for Charley George's book, A more. Publisher's address on p. [4]

A military sneak

A military sneak

Brown University

At head of title hand-colored wood-engraving of man in Civil War uniform being attacked by a woman, cat and dog. Four-line poem. A similar poem at Brown University entitled Soldier was published by the N.Y. Union Valentine Co. (HB37951)

A military fox trot

A military fox trot

Brown University

lyric by Rida Johnson Young ; music by Augustus Barratt. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical comedy: Little simplicity. Advertisement for another song: p. [2] Cover illustration: drawing of a girl with a bonnet / Barbelle.

A midsummer's morning

A midsummer's morning

Brown University

At end of title: Song by Peter H. Melander. Date from Library of Congress copyright stamp.

A merry Xmas

A merry Xmas

Brown University

B R. Pages [2]-[4] blank. Printed in red, green and blue on laid paper. Words of title inserted in Christmas tree made up of type ornaments. At foot of tree below line of type ornaments: MDCCCCXXIII. Entire text transcribed. Author-printer's full name from dealer.

A merry Christmas, a happy New Year

Printed in red, green and blue on heavy white paper. At center of title colored cut of uniformed messenger boy framed in holly; on page [2] Santa Claus in red; on page [3] bells and holly in red. Cover title. Below title prose good wishes, signed: The messenger boy. Printed vertically in green in left margin on page [1]: Sample. Not to be used. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

A Merry Christmas to you

Printed in gold and colors on heavy paper in postcard format; rubricated initials. At head of title cut of holly sprays. Type-signed at end of poem: Virginia Bioren Harrison. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

A merry Christmas to you

Printed in colors on heavy glossy white paper. At head of title colored illustration of newsboy in snowstorm. Entire text transcribed. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.