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 Christmas thought

A Christmas thought

Brown University

Mary J. Frame. Printed in colors on white paper; text in black. On page [1] colored illustration of open Bible with candle and holly; on page [2] illustration of lantern captioned: Holiday greetings; on page [4] seal of the United Amateur Press Association. Caption title. Poem in three four-line stanzas. "Copyright The Hermitage Art Company, Chicago. Litho. in U.S.A. No. 3551." Suggested range of publication dates because several poems by Frame were published in the 1950s.

A Christmas thought

A Christmas thought

Brown University

Mary J. Frame. Printed in colors on white paper; text in black. On page [1] colored illustration of open Bible with candles and poinsettia flowers; on page [2] vignette of lantern and holly, captioned: Holiday greetings; on page [4] seal of the United Amateur Press Association. Caption title. Poem in three four-line stanzas. "Copyright The Hermitage Art Company, Chicago. Litho. in U.S.A. No. 3131." Suggested range of publication dates because several poems by Frame were published in the 1950s.

A Christmas poem: 1975

A Christmas poem: 1975

Brown University

Page [4] blank. Printed in blue. Cover title. On pages [2]-[3] poem in four stanzas entitled: A parable. Type signature at end of poem: Barbara Howes.

A Christmas poem

A Christmas poem

Brown University

by Barbara Howes. Pages [2] and [4] blank. Printed in red and black. Cover title. "Christmas 1964"--p. [1] On page [3] poem in three four-line stanzas entitled: Gulls.

A Christmas jingle

A Christmas jingle

Brown University

Christmas card printed in green with ornamental borders at head and end.

A Christmas hymn

A Christmas hymn

Brown University

Written for the Boston Juvenile Temperance Army ... December 25, 1842. Tune: "Auld Lang Syne." Within border of type ornaments. First line: With snowy wig, and smiling face.

A Christmas greeting

A Christmas greeting

Brown University

Gertrude Stein. French fold; printed in red and black on double leaf. On page [2]: For the friends of the Sans Souci Press...printed as a Christmas greeting, in an edition of 40 copies...from an original unpublished manuscript in the possession of the publisher. Hand-set and printed by William Ferguson. Brown University copy acquired in 1972.

A Christmas greeting

A Christmas greeting

Brown University

Gertrude Stein. French fold; printed in red and black on double leaf. On page [2]: For the friends of the Sans Souci Press...printed as a Christmas greeting, in an edition of 40 copies...from an original unpublished manuscript in the possession of the publisher. Hand-set and printed by William Ferguson. Brown University copy acquired in 1972.

A Christmas doxology

A Christmas doxology

Brown University

Pages [2] and [4] blank. Facsimile of author's signature at foot of text.

A Christmas child

A Christmas child

Brown University

Poetry. Drawing of little girl reading at left and below text; silver star pasted on at top left with drawing of Nativity scene. Date suggested from appearance of item and date of acquisition. At end of text: Paul Engle. First line: Hearing about those winter nights.

A Christmas carol: Impromptu greeting

Printed in two columns divided by curvilinesr line within border of type ornaments. Type-signed at end of poem: A.H.L. Suggested publication date from ms. notation on Brown University copy.

A Christmas carol: For the Unitarian Sunday School, Dover, N.H. Dec. 1862

Without the music; at head of text: Tune--"Glory, Hallelujah!" Printed area: 23 x 15.1 cm. Printed within border of type ornaments; double rule below title information. Verses 4 and 5 evidently refer to the Civil War. The sunday school was probably associated with the Unitarian Church in Dover. First line: We love the olden story, of the coming of our Lord.

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

by James F. Chamberlain. Text in black within red single-line border with crossed corners. Text of carol in three eight-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from ms. date on verso of Brown University copy.

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

Pages 2, 3 blank. Caption title from poem printed on p. 4 Printed in brown on laid paper watermarked "hand made"; with deckled edges. Illustration of cityscape with people in foreground by P.A. Flieder captioned "From Dickens' Christmas Carol" on page 1 .

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

by James F. Chamberlain. Text in black within red single-line border with crossed corners. Text of carol in three eight-line stanzas. Suggested publication date from ms. date on verso of Brown University copy.

A Christmas carol

A Christmas carol

Brown University

Pages 2, 3 blank. Caption title from poem printed on p. 4 Printed in brown on laid paper watermarked "hand made"; with deckled edges. Illustration of cityscape with people in foreground by P.A. Flieder captioned "From Dickens' Christmas Carol" on page 1 .