Robert portrays the ocean or the oceanside locale of Nova Scotia as a place that is inherently dramatic. The gently gathered folds of the stage curtain amusingly echo the repeating waves. There is a collision of nature and artifice in this drawing that is somewhat perplexing. Robert has placed a heavy black border with a simple geometrical stripe around the ornate and old-fashioned curtain, giving an added sense of architecture to his light and whimsical drawing. This commercial illustration appeared on the cover of the Lancelot Press book, Three Bluenose Plays.