text_original: There were people who declared that Mr. Thornton slept in his ordinary costume ; but of course this was a cruel slander. To walk eight or nine miles a day to and fro between the place of your abode and the scene of your occupation ; to paint the best part of the scenery for a large theatre in which new pieces are brought out pretty frequently ; to play second fiddle, and attend early rehearsals upon cold mornings ; to jot down the music cues in a melodrama, or accompany Mr. Grigsby in his THE BLACK BUILDING BY THE RIVER.
text_transcription: THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO DECLARED THAT MISTER THORNTON SLEPT IN HIS ORDINARY COSTUME BUT OF COURSE THIS WAS A CRUEL SLANDER TO WALK EIGHT OR TEN MILES A DAY TO AND FRO BETWEEN THE PLACE OF YOUR ABODE AND THE SCENE OF YOUR OCCUPATION TO PAINT THE BEST PART OF THE SCENERY FOR A LARGE THEATRE IN WHICH NEW PIECES ARE BROUGHT OUT PRETTY FREQUENTLY TO PLAY SECOND FIDDLE AND TO ATTEND EARLY REHEARSALS UPON COLD MORNINGS TO JOT DOWN THE MUSIC CUES IN A MELODRAMA OR ACCOMPANY MISTER GRIGGSBY IN HIS
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌɜː pˈiːpəl hˌuː dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt mˈɪstɚ. θˈɔːɹntən slˈɛpt ɪn hɪz ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi kˈɔstuːm ; bˌʌt ʌv kˈɔːɹs ðɪs wʌzɐ kɹˈuːəl slˈændɚ. tə wˈɔːk ˈeɪt ɔːɹ nˈaɪn mˈaɪlz ɐ dˈeɪ tˌuːəndfɹˈoʊ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə plˈeɪs ʌv jʊɹ ɐbˈoʊd ænd ðə sˈiːn ʌv jʊɹ ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ; tə pˈeɪnt ðə bˈɛst pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə sˈiːnɚɹi fɚɹə lˈɑːɹdʒ θˈiəɾɚ ɪnwˌɪtʃ nˈuː pˈiːsᵻz ɑːɹ bɹˈɔːt ˈaʊt pɹˈɪɾi fɹˈiːkwəntli ; tə plˈeɪ sˈɛkənd fˈɪdəl, ænd ɐtˈɛnd ˈɜːli ɹᵻhˈɜːsəlz əpˌɑːn kˈoʊld mˈɔːɹnɪŋz ; tə dʒˈɑːt dˌaʊn ðə mjˈuːzɪk kjˈuːz ɪn ɐ mˌɛlədɹˈɑːmə, ɔːɹ ɐkˈʌmpəni mˈɪstɚ. ɡɹˈɪɡsbi ɪn hɪz ðə blˈæk bˈɪldɪŋ baɪ ðə ɹˈɪvɚ.