text_original: [748] Kynaston, the greatest of the "boy actresses," was chiefly on this stage from 1659 to 1699. Evadne was his favourite female part. Later in life he took to heroic characters. Cibber says of him: "He had something of a formal gravity in his mien, which was attributed to the stately step he had been so early confined to.
text_transcription: KYNASTON THE GREATEST OF THE BOY ACTRESSES WAS CHIEFLY ON THIS STAGE FROM SIXTEEN FIFTY NINE TO SIXTEEN NINETY NINE EVADNE WAS HIS FAVOURITE FEMALE PART LATER IN LIFE HE TOOK TO HEROIC CHARACTERS SIBBA SAYS OF HIM HE HAD SOMETHING OF A FORMAL GRAVITY IN HIS MIEN WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE STATELY STEP HE HAD BEEN SO EARLY CONFINED TO
phonemes: [sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt] kˈaɪnæstən, ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ʌvðə "bˈɔɪ ˈæktɹəsᵻz," wʌz tʃˈiːfli ˌɔn ðɪs stˈeɪdʒ fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn. ɪvˈædni wʌz hɪz fˈeɪvɹɪt fˈiːmeɪl pˈɑːɹt. lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪn lˈaɪf hiː tˈʊk tə hɪɹˈoʊɪk kˈæɹɪktɚz. sˈɪbɚ sˈɛz ʌv hˌɪm: "hiː hæd sˈʌmθɪŋ əvə fˈɔːɹməl ɡɹˈævᵻɾi ɪn hɪz mˈiːn, wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðə stˈeɪtli stˈɛp hiː hɐdbɪn sˌoʊ ˈɜːli kənfˈaɪnd tuː.