The scene appears to be of men in costumes for a performance.
The scene is of men in costumes ready for a performance.
'Is of men' and 'appears to be' of men in costumes for a performance is one and the same.
exists e1 p1 x1.(n_scene(x1) & Topic(e1,p1) & Actor(e1,x1) & v_appear(e1) & exists p2 x2 x3 x4.(of(x1,x2) & in(x2,x3) & for(x3,x4) & n_performance(x4) & n_costume(x3) & n_man(x2)))
exists p1 x1.(n_scene(x1) & exists s1 x2 x3 x4 x5.(of(x1,x2) & in(x2,x3) & for(s1,x5) & n_performance(x5) & Theme(s1,x4) & a_ready(s1) & (x3 = x4) & n_costume(x3) & n_man(x2)))