Early American History Resource-CD-ROM, $99.00.

The Performing Arts in Colonial American Newspapers, 1690-1783: $99.00.

MUSIC, DANCE, THEATRE, SONGS AND LYRICS.

Every newspaper published in the American Colonies.

Sample References: Actors(10,826 entries) Bagpipes(168) Balls(2,237) Ballads(347) Banjo(45) "Beggar's Opera"(426) Composers(371) Dance(1,290) Dancing Masters(1,632) Dancing Schools(1,462) Drums(3,024) Dulcimers(22) Fiddles(2,352) Fifes(1,961) Flutes(2,323) Benjamin Franklin(189) Freemasons(10) Guitars(1,174) "Hamlet"(116) Harps(269) Indian Dances and Music(296) Negro Dancing and Music(1,394) Oboes(918) Orchesography(3) Organs(1,032) Piano-Fortes(266) Plays(12,728) Shakespeare(1,243) Spinets(703) Theatre Performances(3,801) Tunes(1,805) Violins(3,996) George Washington(1) Women(1,818) and thousands more!!

First Line Index of 12059 lyrics.

235,000 Index Entries, 55,000 Data Items, 60,000 Newspapers.

FULL-TEXT SEARCHABLE Database, Index and Collected Data.

Complete Bibliography including Supplements, Appendixes and Postscripts.

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