Sophomore Party

A chorus of Sing Sing prisoners and Vassar students in "A Comedy of Errants," the skit show presented by the Class of 1929 to the Class of 1930
A chorus of Sing Sing prisoners and Vassar students in "A Comedy of Errants," the skit show presented by the Class of 1929 to the Class of 1930
A Comedy of Errants, the skit show presented by the Class of 1929 to the Class of 1930
A Comedy of Errants, the skit show presented by the Class of 1929 to the Class of 1930
A Comedy of Errants, the skit show presented by the Class of 1929 to the Class of 1930
A Comedy of Errants, the skit show presented by the Class of 1929 to the Class of 1930
A Comedy of Errants, the skit show presented by the Class of 1929 to the Class of 1930
A Comedy of Errants, the skit show presented by the Class of 1929 to the Class of 1930
A Comedy of Errants, the skit show presented by the Class of 1929 to the Class of 1930
Metamorpha Sis, a play performed as part of a skit show presented by the Class of 1933 to the Class of 1934
Skit show presented by the Class of 1917 to the Class of 1918, including Edna St Vincent Millay (center in light-colored gown and cape) as the Princess of Pretencia. A student in brownface and a turban is visible in the group behind her.
Full cast of skit show presented by the Class of 1917 to the Class of 1918. Several students in dark makeup can be seen in the right side of the image
We're Roaming Through the Past To-night, a skit show set in the 1870s presented by the Class of 1918 to the Class of 1919
Opening scene, featuring mermaids, lobsters, and an octopus, of the skit show presented by the Class of 1925 to the Class of 1926
Call-For-A-Package Chorus in the skit show presented by the Class of 1925 to the Class of 1926
Scene from Act II of the skit show presented by the Class of 1925 to the Class of 1926. Two students are in blackface and costumed as waiters
We're Roaming Through the Past To-night, a skit show set in the 1870s presented by the Class of 1918 to the Class of 1919
Skit show presented by the Class of 1917 to the Class of 1918
Wheel Chair Chorus in the skit show presented by the Class of 1925 to the Class of 1926
Skit show presented by the Class of 1925 to the Class of 1926
Opening scene of the skit show presented by the Class of 1925 to the Class of 1926
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