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

The yellow dog blues:: "he's gone where the Southern cross' the yellow dog"

W.C. Handy For voice and piano Caption title Recorded by: the Joseph C. Smith Orchestra, featuring Harry Rederman Advertisement for "Sweet child" and other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of yellow dogs singing; photographs of Joseph C. Smith and Harry Rederman [sic] Library's cop. 1 inscribed: dp

The year ahead

The year ahead

Brown University

Title from first line. Printed in brown on yellow paper. Advertising brochure.

The Yanko-Brittannic national hymn

At head of text: A new song to an old tune. Dedicated to Punch in London. At end of text: New-Orleans, January 8th, 1815? New-York, January 8th, 1862. Jonathan Tyrtaeus Do-little, Deacon. First line: All hail! Most gracious Queen!

The Yanko-Brittannic national hymn

At head of text: A new song to an old tune. Dedicated to Punch in London. At end of text: New-Orleans, January 8th, 1815? New-York, January 8th, 1862. Jonathan Tyrtaeus Do-little, Deacon. First line: All hail! Most gracious Queen!

The Yanko-Brittannic national hymn

At head of text: A new song to an old tune. Dedicated to Punch in London. At end of text: New-Orleans, January 8th, 1815? New-York, January 8th, 1862. Jonathan Tyrtaeus Do-little, Deacon. First line: All hail! Most gracious Queen!

The Yankee's return from camp

Printed in two columns. Wood-engravings of dogs as soldier and violin player at right and left of title. At end of text: N. Coverly, Jr., Printer, Milk-Street, Boston. Authorship of this version of Yankee Doodle attributed to Edward Bangs. See S.F. Damon "Yankee Doodle," p. 6. This edition not in Ford or Shaw/Shoemaker.

The Yankee's return from camp

Printed in two columns. Wood-engravings of dogs as soldier and violin player at right and left of title. At end of text: N. Coverly, Jr., Printer, Milk-Street, Boston. Authorship of this version of Yankee Doodle attributed to Edward Bangs. See S.F. Damon "Yankee Doodle," p. 6. This edition not in Ford or Shaw/Shoemaker.

The Yankee's return from camp

Printed in two columns. Wood-engravings of dogs as soldier and violin player at right and left of title. At end of text: N. Coverly, Jr., Printer, Milk-Street, Boston. Authorship of this version of Yankee Doodle attributed to Edward Bangs. See S.F. Damon "Yankee Doodle," p. 6. This edition not in Ford or Shaw/Shoemaker.

The Yankee's return from camp

Printed in two columns divided by ruled line of advertising with type ornaments at each end: Sold, wholesale and retail, by L. Deming, No. 62, Hanover Street, 2d door from Friend St. Boston; within border of type ornaments. Leonard Deming is listed at above address from 1832 to 1837. This version of Yankee Doodle attributed to Edward Bangs. See S.F. Damon "Yankee Doodle," p. 6. This edition not in Ford or Checklist Amer. Imprints, 1830-1839.

The Yankee preferred

The Yankee preferred

Brown University

Printed in gold within border of type ornaments. At head of text: "By hand and take." Text of song in five eight-line stanzas. At end of text below lower border: H.K. Ring & Co.'s Print, St. Louis. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The Yankee preferred

The Yankee preferred

Brown University

Printed in gold within border of type ornaments. At head of text: "By hand and take." Text of song in five eight-line stanzas. At end of text below lower border: H.K. Ring & Co.'s Print, St. Louis. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The Yankee preferred

The Yankee preferred

Brown University

Printed in gold within border of type ornaments. At head of text: "By hand and take." Text of song in five eight-line stanzas. At end of text below lower border: H.K. Ring & Co.'s Print, St. Louis. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.

The Yankee boys for me

The Yankee boys for me

Brown University

words by Ward Douglas ; music by Arnulf Cintura. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: a soldier, a sailor, a bi-plane, U.S. flag, French flag, and eagle and U.S. shield.

The Y, the Y, the Y.M.C.A

Pages [1], [3], and [4] blank. At end of text: Copyrighted January 6, 1916 by Geo. R. Fremont ... Printed by the Brass City Printers, Waterbury, Conn.