Junior Party

Be Yourself, a skit show presented by the Class of 1925 to the Class of 1927
1,414 plates
Images of plays, skit shows, dance performances, and musical events comprise the largest series in the Wolven collection. Junior and sophomore parties were generally skit shows written by students. These events included racist and stereotypical costumes and performances, including use of blackface. The major dramatic productions ("Hall" plays) include previously produced pieces as well as material written by students, faculty, and alumnae, including Edna St. Vincent Millay.
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Be Yourself, a skit show presented by the Class of 1925 to the Class of 1927
Scotland scene from the "Carnival of Nations" skit show presented by the Class of 1917 to the Class of 1919
Skit show presented by the Class of 1917 to the Class of 1915
Alices in Blunderland skit show presented by the Class of 1918 to the Class of 1920
Alices in Blunderland skit show presented by the Class of 1918 to the Class of 1920
County Fair skit show presented by the Class of 1919 to the Class of 1921
Half Hour on Horace's Sabine Farm by Esther Whitmarsh (VC 1918)
The Menaechmi of Plautus
Half Hour on Horace's Sabine Farm by Esther Whitmarsh (VC 1918)
The Menaechmi of Plautus
Half Hour on Horace's Sabine Farm by Esther Whitmarsh (VC 1918)
Half Hour on Horace's Sabine Farm by Esther Whitmarsh (VC 1918)
Half Hour on Horace's Sabine Farm by Esther Whitmarsh (VC 1918)
The Menaechmi of Plautus
The Menaechmi of Plautus
The Menaechmi of Plautus
The Menaechmi of Plautus
The Menaechmi of Plautus
The Menaechmi of Plautus
Half Hour on Horace's Sabine Farm by Esther Whitmarsh (VC 1918)
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