text_original: The private theatricals in which she delighted were again resumed, and such tragedies as Zaire and 10 Digitized by VjOOQIC I46 MADAME DE STA$L Phkare performed, as well as slight comedies composed by the chitelaine herself. Madame de Stael was fond of acting ; and although she had no special talent, her imposing presence, and the earnestness with which she played, made her performance a pleasing one — at any rate, to her admirers.
text_transcription: THE PRIVATE THEATRICALS IN WHICH SHE DELIGHTED WERE AGAIN RESUMED AND SUCH TRAGEDIES AS ZAYIR AND PHAEDR PERFORMED AS WELL AS SLIGHT COMEDIES COMPOSED BY THE CHATELAIN HERSELF MADAME DE STAEL WAS FOND OF ACTING AND ALTHOUGH SHE HAD NO SPECIAL TALENT HER IMPOSING PRESENCE AND THE EARNESTNESS WITH WHICH SHE PLAYED MADE HER PERFORMANCE A PLEASING ONE AT ANY RATE TO HER ADMIRERS
phonemes: ðə pɹˈaɪvət θiːˈætɹɪkəlz ɪnwˌɪtʃ ʃiː dᵻlˈaɪɾᵻd wɜːɹ ɐɡˈɛn ɹᵻzˈuːmd, ænd sˈʌtʃ tɹˈædʒədiz æz zaɪˈɪɹ ænd tˈɛn dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk aɪ fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪ dˈɑːlɚɹ ˈɛl pˌiːˈeɪtʃkˈɛɹ pɚfˈɔːɹmd, æz wˈɛl æz slˈaɪt kˈɑːmədiz kəmpˈoʊzd baɪ ðə tʃˈaɪtleɪn hɜːsˈɛlf. mˈædəm də stˈeɪl wʌz fˈɑːnd ʌv ˈæktɪŋ ; ænd ɔːlðˈoʊ ʃiː hæd nˈoʊ spˈɛʃəl tˈælənt, hɜːɹ ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ pɹˈɛzəns, ænd ðɪ ˈɜːnɪstnəs wɪð wˌɪtʃ ʃiː plˈeɪd, mˌeɪd hɜː pɚfˈɔːɹməns ɐ plˈiːzɪŋ wˌʌn — æɾ ˌɛni ɹˈeɪt, tə hɜːɹ ɐdmˈaɪɚɹɚz.