The three clowns poignantly portray the issues of love and love-lost
here in "The Storm"
The Snowstorm is a unique clown act that has more
sorrow in it than lafter. Performed to the song
"Nocturne", the clown with the white tuft of hair
shows us his sorrows here. He appears with
a tattered suitcase, chuggling along the train tracks
left on the floor. When he arrives at his destination,
he opens the suitcase, pulls out a dress coat and hat,
and hangs them up. He then begins to brush off the
coat when it mysteriously comes alive! The two cling
to one another in comfort, but there's malice afoot as
the mysterious friend slips a letter into the clowns
pocket. A train whistle interrupts them and the Clown
takes off.
When he arrives at his intended destination (his hat smoking),
the clown finds the letter in his pocket. As he reads it,
his smiles turn to frowns. He is so saddened by the contents
of the letter he tears it up and throws it into the sky. Snow
begins to fall along side the pieces of the letter. The clown
is alone in the world. Sad, the clown begins to walk away but is
confronted by a blast of wind. The wind blows harder yet; the
snow blinding us all.
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