Chapter 12 Summary

Violet and Klaus are taken to the theater and wait backstage for their part in the play. The constant worry about Sunny being dropped out of the tower weighs heavily on them. Knowing that the ceremony will be real, both Baudelaire children do their best to convince Justice Strauss to change the words, just a little. However, Strauss is so excited about her upcoming performance that she won't agree to help the children. She is called to get ready for her scene and runs off, positively agog that she gets to wear makeup.

The two white-faced women take Violet and Klaus to the dressing room and put their costumes on them. Violet is, of course, dressed as a bride, and Klaus ends up wearing a sailor suit that does not fit. Violet and Klaus run into Mr. Poe, and they do their best...