text_original: It would be ridiculous to put in force a censor  ship for books which had no application to newspapers. But it is quite easy to maintain a certain form of censor  ship over the theatres. The number of plays brought out in a year is comparatively small.
text_transcription: IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUS TO PUT IN FORCE A CENSORSHIP FOR BOOKS WHICH HAD NO APPLICATION TO NEWSPAPERS BUT IT IS QUITE EASY TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN FORM OF CENSORSHIP OVER THE THEATRES THE NUMBER OF PLAYS BROUGHT OUT IN A YEAR IS COMPARATIVELY SMALL
phonemes: ɪt wʊd biː ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs tə pˌʊt ɪn fˈɔːɹs ɐ sˈɛnsɚ ʃˈɪp fɔːɹ bˈʊks wˌɪtʃ hæd nˈoʊ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən tə nˈuːzpeɪpɚz. bˌʌt ɪɾ ɪz kwˈaɪt ˈiːzi tə meɪntˈeɪn ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ fˈɔːɹm ʌv sˈɛnsɚ ʃˈɪp ˌoʊvɚ ðə θˈiəɾɚz. ðə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv plˈeɪz bɹˈɔːt ˈaʊt ɪn ɐ jˈɪɹ ɪz kəmpˈæɹətˌɪvli smˈɔːl.