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.
Printed in two columns divided by curvilinear line. At head of text: 'If the pulpit be silent, whenever or wherever there may be a sinner, bloody with this guilt, within the hearing of its voice, the pulpit is false to its trust.' D. Webster. Publication dates suggested by reference to murder of Elijah P. Lovejoy in 1837 and absence of references to Civil War.
Printed in colors and silver on heavy pink paper. At upper left embossed colored illustration of sailing ship. Title from first lines. Poem in five four-line stanzas. On verso advertising material for corsets, headed: R & G Corsets are the best! Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
Poetry. Apparently clipped from a proof sheet from a student or alumnae publication. Type-signed at end of poem: E. Luzenberg, '14. Below poem prose passage headed: Alumnae interest. The charm's the thing. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence and accession date of Brown University copy.
Poem attacks physicians, lawyers and priests. Poem attacks physicians, lawyers and priests. Printed in three columns. At end of third column wood-engraving of ox. To be sung to the tune: False are the men of high degree. This edition not in Ford. Author's name not on item. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
Francis C. Chantereau, author and composer. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to the Third Maine Infantry by the author, who is a member of Maine's newest regiment." Cover illustration: photograph of Francis C. Chantereau; Maine state flag.
Printed on yellow paper; double line border at head and end of p. [1]-[3]; page [4] blank. Page four includes a floor plan of the building highlighting the exits.
Describes contents of building, including relics of Revolution and Indian and Mexican wars. Describes contents of building, including relics of Revolution and Indian and Mexican wars. Printed in two columns divided by single line. At head of title cut of Tennessee capitol building. Poem in 14 six-line stanzas. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence, especially the lack of mention of the Civil War; the building was completed in 1855.
Within ornamental border. Poem in five six-line stanzas. At end of text below curvilinear line within border: E.B. Carter, Printer,--West Killingly, Ct. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. At end of text below rule: Printed and sold, wholesale and retail, by J. M'Cleland, 285 Water-st. M'Cleland, a New York printer, was listed at above address from 1824 to 1829. "The tempest" is attributed to G.E. Stevens by Thomas A. Philbrick (Studies in bibliography, papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia, vol. 9, 1957, pp. 255-258) "The wild and wicked youth" according to G.M. Laws (American balladry from British Broadsides, 1957, p. 172) is a traditional variant of "The rambling boy"
Poetry in nine eight-line stanzas printed in two columns divided by single line. This poem is attributed to George A. Stevens by Thomas A. Philbrick in "Studies in bibliography, papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia", vol. 9, 1957, pp. 255-258. Internal evidence, e.g. typeface and design, suggest possible range of dates. Placement of capital letters reminds of broadsides printed by N. Coverly, jr., of Boston.
Printed in two columns divided by line of type ornaments. Advertising beneath curvilinear line at end of text: Printed and sold at No. 25 High Street, Providence, where are constantly kept .... Henry Trumbull was listed at above address from 1826 to 1836. The poem is attributed to George A. Stevens by Thomas A. Philbrick in "Studies in bibliography, papers of the Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia," vol. 9, 1959, pp. 255-258.
Boy complains of long hours, bad weather and lack of opportunity for schooling, then gives good wishes and thanks for tip. Boy complains of long hours, bad weather and lack of opportunity for schooling, then gives good wishes and thanks for tip. Page [4] blank. Printed in blue within double-line border with ornaments including vignettes of kimono-clad Japanese man and woman on page [1], upper and lower borders of type ornament sections on pages [2]-[3] Cover title. Poem in eight four-line stanzas.