text_original: Our stage is cramped. Three strides stretch from side to side. "Can this cockpit" you ask, "hold the vasty fields of France?" It is not, of course, the vasty fields of France that we are trying to hold; but we do lack space for the kind of riot the manager has in mind in the final scene.
text_transcription: OUR STAGE IS CRAMPED THREE STRIDES STRETCHED FROM SIDE TO SIDE CAN THIS COCKPIT YOU ASK HOLD THE VASTY FIELDS OF FRANCE IT IS NOT OF COURSE THE VASTY FIELDS OF FRANCE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO HOLD BUT WE DO LACK SPACE FOR THE KIND OF RIOT THE MANAGER HAS IN MIND IN THE FINAL SCENE
phonemes: ˌaʊɚ stˈeɪdʒ ɪz kɹˈæmpt. θɹˈiː stɹˈaɪdz stɹˈɛtʃ fɹʌm sˈaɪd tə sˈaɪd. "kæn ðɪs kˈɑːkpɪt" juː ˈæsk, "hˈoʊld ðə vˈæsti fˈiːldz ʌv fɹˈæns?" ɪɾ ɪz nˈɑːt, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, ðə vˈæsti fˈiːldz ʌv fɹˈæns ðæt wiː ɑːɹ tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə hˈoʊld; bˌʌt wiː dˈuː lˈæk spˈeɪs fɚðə kˈaɪnd ʌv ɹˈaɪət ðə mˈænɪdʒɚ hɐz ɪn mˈaɪnd ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl sˈiːn.