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We are still in the casino at Rocky Point. Now . . .

. . . we listen to the selection "My Pretty Little Dark Eyed Claire", a Song and Dance air, with jig effect. Soon the Boat whistle sounds and we go on board to start for the City. A peculiar sound is heard as the boat leaves the wharf at the Point.

 
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Comments:

• The "City" is Providence. We left Providence by train; we will return by boat.
• Remember from the Directions For The Performers that the sand paper blocks "produce the effect of a jig danced on a sanded floor."
• The "peculiar sound" is the result of the strumming motion described in the Directions For The Performers. I can't guarantee we fully grasped the composer's intentions.

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