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 campaign song

A campaign song

Brown University

At head of text: The following purporting to be one of the new songs of the Oneida Battery made its appearance during the past week. Text of song in nine four-line stanzas. Mention of McKinley suggests date of one of his presidential elections, in 1896 or 1900.

A campaign song

A campaign song

Brown University

At head of text: The following purporting to be one of the new songs of the Oneida Battery made its appearance during the past week. Text of song in nine four-line stanzas. Mention of McKinley suggests date of one of his presidential elections, in 1896 or 1900.

A busy business man's prayer

Broadsheet printed on heavy cream paper. One poem on recto, another on verso. At end of text on verso: Tract Evangelistic Crusade. John Denmark, Tract Evangelist. P.O. Box 154, Tempe, Arizona 85282. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copy.

A builder

A builder

Brown University

Contains request for gift to Boston University Building Fund.

A broker there was in Providence town

Song concerning business and drinking mentions Old John Brown, Tommy Davis, Seth, George, Amos and Watson; reference to "mods:state Auditors Punch" may be political. Song concerning business and drinking mentions Old John Brown, Tommy Davis, Seth, George, Amos and Watson; reference to "mods:state Auditors Punch" may be political. Title from first line. To be sung to the tune: The cork leg. Text of song in seven four-line stanzas with two-line nonsense refrain beginning: Ri tu di nu, di nu di nu. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence. Two political poems, Padelford's address to Hon. Thomas Davis (Brown University copy HB9781) and A dialogue between Padelford, Barstow and Davis (Brown University copy HB12564) give clue to some men mentioned; Davis was a Rhode Island Congressman.

A broken song

A broken song

Brown University

Donald E. Harding. Printed in green and blue on recto and brown on verso on heavy white paper in postcard format. At left of title cut of green laurel wreath. Poem in two four-line stanzas. Type-signed at end: Donald E. Harding, Elgin, Ill. Suggested publication date from acquisition date of Brown University copies.

A bright New Year

A bright New Year

Brown University

Printed in gold and colors on heavy glossy white paper within gilt border on recto, single-line purple border with ornamental corners on verso; text on verso in purple. On recto colored lithograph of flowers with girl's faces captioned: A bright New Year. On verso eight-line poem. At end of poem: Copyright Fannie Rochat. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

A bright & happy Christmas

Printed in colors and gold on heavy paper in postcard format; illuminated and rubricated initials; red horizontal rules between lines of text. At head of title and below text illustrations of holly sprays. Type-signed at end: F.R. Havergal. "No. 307. Printed in Bavaria."--Verso. Suggested publication date from postmark on Brown University copy.

A Bozenkill garland, May, 1934

Gloria Goddard & Clement Wood. Processed copy in two columns. Poem in first column in four numbered sections, ascribed to "our own" E.E. C-mm-ngs, G-rtr-d- St--n, W-lt Wh-tm-n and S-m--l H-ff-nst--n; type-signed: Gloria Goddard & Clement Wood. In second column prose invitation with directions from Albany.

A bouquet of ten roses

A bouquet of ten roses

Brown University

Prose poem. At end of text: Robert Bly. Colophon on verso: ... Printed to coincide with the author's workshop and reading at Seattle, Wash., August 1, 1981 ... Printed by Two Magpie Press, Kendrick, Idaho 83537. Title, initials and illustration in red.

A bouquet of ten roses

A bouquet of ten roses

Brown University

Prose poem. At end of text: Robert Bly. Colophon on verso: ... Printed to coincide with the author's workshop and reading at Seattle, Wash., August 1, 1981 ... Printed by Two Magpie Press, Kendrick, Idaho 83537. Title, initials and illustration in red.

A bouquet of ten roses

A bouquet of ten roses

Brown University

Prose poem. At end of text: Robert Bly. Colophon on verso: ... Printed to coincide with the author's workshop and reading at Seattle, Wash., August 1, 1981 ... Printed by Two Magpie Press, Kendrick, Idaho 83537. Title, initials and illustration in red.

A blessed pilgrimage: lines

written by Mrs. A.M. Offutt on reaching her 87th birthday. Poem in four eight-line stanzas. Place and date of publication suggested because the author's other poem written on her 87th birthday, entitled: The years that have come and gone, was published in Manchester in 1900.