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

33 aspects of the animal world

Text in 33 numbered lines superimposed on drawing of animals in orange and magenta. Colophon at end: A Cranium Free Poem. Cranium Press, 642 Shrader, San Francisco.

300,000 more!

300,000 more!

Brown University

words by William Cullen Bryant ; music by George R. Poulton. For voice and piano, with chorus (TASB) At head of title: To President Abraham. From poem originally published in the New York Evening Post, July 16, 1862: We are coming, Father Abraham / James Sloan Gibbons. Cf. BAL, v. 1, p. 346. The words sometimes erroneously attributed to Wm. Cullen Bryant, or J. [sic] Cullen Bryant. Verses 2-4 printed as text on p. 5. Advertisement for "Allie Gray" and other music: p. [6]

3 poems

3 poems

Brown University

by Bert Stern. Printed on blue paper. Cover title.

25 for Levy's defense

25 for Levy's defense

Brown University

Pages [2] and [4] blank. Printed in dark blue and black on white paper. On page [1] portrait of d.a. levy in blue; pasted onto page [3] card with illustration of cityscape in blue, captioned: 'A bridge to a new sun is rising and the grass at last is conquering the ashes of the necropolis'--d.a. levy--in Cleveland undercovers. "150 copies."

25 for Levy's defense

25 for Levy's defense

Brown University

Pages [2] and [4] blank. Printed in dark blue and black on white paper. On page [1] portrait of d.a. levy in blue; pasted onto page [3] card with illustration of cityscape in blue, captioned: 'A bridge to a new sun is rising and the grass at last is conquering the ashes of the necropolis'--d.a. levy--in Cleveland undercovers. "150 copies."

23rd Psalm modernized

23rd Psalm modernized

Brown University

Parody of Psalm 23, attacking President Hoover and the Republican Party. Parody of Psalm 23, attacking President Hoover and the Republican Party. Printed on heavy blue paper. At end of text: The above was handed to me by a friend when in Akron, Ohio. In lower margin facsimile signature: David Farquhar. Suggested range of publication dates because of attacks on "this administration" of President Hoover.

22 November 1963

22 November 1963

Brown University

by Paul Roche. Broadsheet printed in maroon on light gray paper folded to create [8] pages. On cover cut of Maltese cross. "Written in one draft on the night following the murder of the President"--p. 8.

2011 Festival of Dance

2011 Festival of Dance

Brown University

A highlight of this program was the return of Troika Ranch, directed by choreographer Dawn Stoppiello and composer and video designer Mark Conilgio, to set a second piece on Dance Extension. Troika Ranch was at the forefront of integrating technology with live performance. Extension was also featured in Meg Weeks '11 "Overlay" and in "Rooms Etude," arranged by Lorry May inspired by Anna Sokolow's 1955 "Rooms." New Works/World Traditions Movement Theatre, under the direction of Michelle Bach-Coulibaly, created and performed "Luna Rise" which included text, aerialists, live music, projected images, masks, and puppets. Producer Julie Adams Strandberg's note pondered the difference between the record of an experience and the experience itself and the importance of experiencing the moment -- both in life and in the theatre. The alumni choreographer and the dances in which they performed for this show were: Grisselle Escotto '10 (with faculty Michelle Bach-Coulibaly) A highlight of this program was the return of Troika Ranch, directed by choreographer Dawn Stoppiello and composer and video designer Mark Conilgio, to set a second piece on Dance Extension. Troika Ranch was at the forefront of integrating technology with live performance. Extension was also featured in Meg Weeks '11 "Overlay" and in "Rooms Etude," arranged by Lorry May inspired by Anna Sokolow's 1955 "Rooms." New Works/World Traditions Movement Theatre, under the direction of Michelle Bach-Coulibaly, created and performed "Luna Rise" which included text, aerialists, live music, projected images, masks, and puppets. Producer Julie Adams Strandberg's note pondered the difference between the record of an experience and the experience itself and the importance of experiencing the moment -- both in life and in the theatre. The alumni choreographer and the dances in which they performed for this show were: Grisselle Escotto '10 (with faculty Michelle Bach-Coulibaly) Stuart Theatre, Faunce House 2011 Festival of Dance, Department of Theatre Arts records, OF.1Q.T1, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

2011 Commencement Dance Concert

This annual Commmencement Dance Concert expanded on the tradition of providing a homecoming for dance alumni while showcasing hghlights from the previous dance season. Jamal Jackson '00 and his company perfromed three pieces in the concert. The student choreographer for this show was: Meg Weeks. The alumni choreographers and the dances in which they performed for this show were: Jamal Jackson '00, "Space Coding", "Mile 21", "SUPPLANT"| Grisselle Escotto '10 (with faculty Michelle Bach-Coulibaly) This annual Commmencement Dance Concert expanded on the tradition of providing a homecoming for dance alumni while showcasing hghlights from the previous dance season. Jamal Jackson '00 and his company perfromed three pieces in the concert. The student choreographer for this show was: Meg Weeks. The alumni choreographers and the dances in which they performed for this show were: Jamal Jackson '00, "Space Coding", "Mile 21", "SUPPLANT"| Grisselle Escotto '10 (with faculty Michelle Bach-Coulibaly) Stuart Theatre, Faunce House 2011 Commencement Dance Concert, Department of Theatre Arts records, OF.1Q.T1, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

2010 Brown Festival of Dance

The highlight of this program was Dance Extension in Paul Taylor's iconic work, "Esplanade." Producer Julie Adams Strandberg remarked in her program note that Taylor repertory is rarely set outside of the professional and conservatory worlds and that members of Extension join a small group of performers who will embody forever the language of one of the icons of American dance. "Esplanade" was staged by Ruth Andrien, dancer in the original cast. The dancers were also coached by Carolyn Adams, an original cast member, and Taylor dancer Robert Kahn. Extension also performed Danny Grossman's "Ecce Etude," and 2005 alumnus Jude Sandy's "A Day Before the Unbecoming" with guest performers Laura Bennett '92 and Shura Baryshnikov. The program also included "Road Home Zydeco," a full-act work by Michelle Bach-Coulibaly, Giselle Escotto, and New Works/World Traditions, and "Displaced Dreams" by guest choreographer, Alli Ross. The student choreographer for this show was: Grisselle Escotto. The alumni choreographer and the dances in which they performed for this show were: Jude Sandy '05, "A Day Before the Unbecoming" The highlight of this program was Dance Extension in Paul Taylor's iconic work, "Esplanade." Producer Julie Adams Strandberg remarked in her program note that Taylor repertory is rarely set outside of the professional and conservatory worlds and that members of Extension join a small group of performers who will embody forever the language of one of the icons of American dance. "Esplanade" was staged by Ruth Andrien, dancer in the original cast. The dancers were also coached by Carolyn Adams, an original cast member, and Taylor dancer Robert Kahn. Extension also performed Danny Grossman's "Ecce Etude," and 2005 alumnus Jude Sandy's "A Day Before the Unbecoming" with guest performers Laura Bennett '92 and Shura Baryshnikov. The program also included "Road Home Zydeco," a full-act work by Michelle Bach-Coulibaly, Giselle Escotto, and New Works/World Traditions, and "Displaced Dreams" by guest choreographer, Alli Ross. The student choreographer for this show was: Grisselle Escotto. The alumni choreographer and the dances in which they performed for this show were: Jude Sandy '05, "A Day Before the Unbecoming" Stuart Theatre, Faunce House 2010 Brown Festival of Dance, Department of Theatre Arts records, OF.1Q.T1, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

1946

1946

Brown University

Robert Frost. At end of text: Decoration by Thoreau MacDonald.

1942

1942

Brown University

Printed in red and black on buff paper. Red headband at head and tailpiece at end.

1942

1942

Brown University

Printed in black and tan on white paper. Headband at head and tailpiece at end; quadruple lines at head and end of text.

1932

1932

Brown University

Poetry. Printed in red on blue paper. At head of title cut of ram's head on envelope captioned: Sheppard Envelope Co. In lower margin below double rule: Compliments of Sheppard Envelope Co., Worcester, Mass. At end of poem: Ed Gruen. First line: The world has gone loco, the devil's to pay.

1918

1918

Brown University

With cloth American flag attached.