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

"Friendship"

"Friendship"

Brown University

Prose poem. Type-signed at end: By Dinah Mulock. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

"Farewell, my sourdough friends."

Printed on yellow paper. At head of text: (Composed by Joe Brewer, 3053 Walker Avenue, New Westminister, B.C. At end of text: Published November, 1929.

"Fame!"

"Fame!"

Brown University

At head of text: (Dedicated to Tina Florios)

"Fame!"

"Fame!"

Brown University

At head of text: (Dedicated to Tina Florios)

"Face on the bar room floor"

H. Antoine D'Arcy. Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format. At head of text colored illustration of head of young woman. On verso information about face painted on floor of Teller House, Central City, Colo. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

"Face on the bar room floor"

H. Antoine D'Arcy. Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format. At head of text colored illustration of head of young woman. On verso information about face painted on floor of Teller House, Central City, Colo. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

"Face on the bar room floor"

H. Antoine D'Arcy. Printed in colors on heavy white paper in postcard format. At head of text colored illustration of head of young woman. On verso information about face painted on floor of Teller House, Central City, Colo. Poem in six four-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

"Experiment" No. 1., or, The blessings of liberty!

Poem attacks President Andrew Jackson for his intention to destroy the national bank. Poem attacks President Andrew Jackson for his intention to destroy the national bank. At head of text: The first edition of this very popular work ... being insufficient ... a second edition ... is here presented ... by the City Crier. Printed in two columns. At end of text: Portland, March, 1834.

"Ellsworth": Zouave battle cry!

by B. B. French of Washington City. At end of text: Written at Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Sunday Morning, May 26, 1861.

"Columbia's call."

"Columbia's call."

Brown University

At head of text: In commemoration of Registration Day, 5th of June, 1917, and 12th of August, 1918.

"Characters" of our town

Printed in five columns divided by single lines; rules between poems. At head of title: Copyright--1915. All rights reserved by the author, Henry Kingsland. Twenty-four humorous poems.

"Can he reach?"

"Can he reach?"

Brown University

At head of text: From "The American messenger." Poem in six four-line stanzas. At end of text: J.F.W. Ebon, January 7, 1879.

"Camouflage"

"Camouflage"

Brown University

L. Wolfe Gilbert & Anatol Friedland. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Billy Scharton, Patricia Farms, Mass. Advertisement for "Waiting for you": p. [2-3] Advertisement for "Set aside your tears" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a German soldier toasting an artist / E.E.W.

"Camouflage"

"Camouflage"

Brown University

L. Wolfe Gilbert & Anatol Friedland. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Billy Scharton, Patricia Farms, Mass. Advertisement for "Waiting for you": p. [2-3] Advertisement for "Set aside your tears" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a German soldier toasting an artist / E.E.W.

"Camouflage"

"Camouflage"

Brown University

L. Wolfe Gilbert & Anatol Friedland. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Billy Scharton, Patricia Farms, Mass. Advertisement for "Waiting for you": p. [2-3] Advertisement for "Set aside your tears" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a German soldier toasting an artist / E.E.W.