text_original: [759] The legend is curious, as it proves that even in 1732 the old Puritan horror of theatricals had not quite died out, and that at that period the poorer part of the audience was still ignorant enough to attribute mechanical tricks to supernatural interference.
text_transcription: THE LEGEND IS CURIOUS AS IT PROVES THAT EVEN IN SEVENTEEN THIRTY TWO THE OLD PURITAN HORROR OF THEATRICALS HAD NOT QUITE DIED OUT AND AT THAT PERIOD THE POORER PART OF THE AUDIENCE WAS STILL IGNORANT ENOUGH TO ATTRIBUTE MECHANICAL TRIPS TO SUPERNATURAL INTERFERENCE
phonemes: [sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn] ðə lˈɛdʒənd ɪz kjˈʊɹɹiəs, æz ɪt pɹˈuːvz ðæt ˈiːvən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ðɪ ˈoʊld pjˈʊɹɹɪtən hˈɔɹɚɹ ʌv θiːˈætɹɪkəlz hæd nˌɑːt kwˈaɪt dˈaɪd ˈaʊt, ænd ðæt æt ðæt pˈiəɹɪəd ðə pˈʊɹɹɚ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈɔːdiəns wʌz stˈɪl ˈɪɡnɚɹənt ɪnˈʌf tʊ ɐtɹˈɪbjuːt mᵻkˈænɪkəl tɹˈɪks tə sˌuːpɚnˈætʃɚɹəl ˌɪntəfˈɪɹəns.