text_original: Is it not considered that on the reading of a play they sit with fallen chin, and that they chill an author to reduce his royalty? It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer. I am told that even the best plays are hawked with disregard from theatre to theatre, until the hungry author is out at elbow.
text_transcription: IS IT NOT CONSIDERED THAT ON THE READING OF A PLAY THEY SIT WITH FALLEN CHIN AND THAT THEY CHILL AN AUTHOR TO REDUCE HIS ROYALTY IT IS NOT IT IS NOT SAITH THE BUYER I AM TOLD THAT EVEN THE BEST PLAYS ARE HAWKED WITH DISREGARD FROM THEATRE TO THEATRE UNTIL THE HUNGRY AUTHOR IS OUT AT ELBOW
phonemes: ɪz ɪt nˌɑːt kənsˈɪdɚd ðæt ɔnðə ɹˈiːdɪŋ əvə plˈeɪ ðeɪ sˈɪt wɪð fˈɔːlən tʃˈɪn, ænd ðæt ðeɪ tʃˈɪl ɐn ˈɔːθɚ tə ɹᵻdˈuːs hɪz ɹˈɔɪəlɾi? ɪɾ ɪz nˈɔːt, ɪɾ ɪz nˈɔːt, sˈeɪθ ðə bˈaɪɚ. aɪɐm tˈoʊld ðæt ˈiːvən ðə bˈɛst plˈeɪz ɑːɹ hˈɔːkt wɪð dˌɪsɹɪɡˈɑːɹd fɹʌm θˈiəɾɚ tə θˈiəɾɚ, ʌntˈɪl ðə hˈʌŋɡɹi ˈɔːθɚɹ ɪz ˈaʊt æɾ ˈɛlboʊ.