text_original: Bet  terton was still acting during the reign of Queen Anne, although he had passed his prime when Anne came to the throne, and his death was hastened in April, 1710, by his persistency in keeping up his performances when he was suffering from a severe attack of the gout, which had been his constant enemy through life, and then 196" "THE TRIVIAL ROUND— THE COMMON TASK'' proved fatal to him. Betterton was unquestionably one of the great actors of the English stage.
text_transcription: BETTERTON WAS STILL ACTING DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE ALTHOUGH HE HAD PASSED HIS PRIME WHEN QUEEN ANNE CAME TO THE THRONE AND HIS DEATH WAS HASTENED IN APRIL OF SEVENTEEN TEN BY HIS PERSISTENCY IN KEEPING UP HIS PERFORMANCES WHEN HE WAS SUFFERING FROM A SEVERE ATTACK OF THE GOUT WHICH HAD BEEN HIS CONSTANT ENEMY THROUGH LIFE AND THEN PROVED FATAL TO HIM BETTERTON WAS UNQUESTIONABLY ONE OF THE GREAT ACTORS OF THE ENGLISH STAGE
phonemes: bˈɛt tˈɜːtən wʌz stˈɪl ˈæktɪŋ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɹˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː hæd pˈæst hɪz pɹˈaɪm wɛn ˈæn kˈeɪm tə ðə θɹˈoʊn, ænd hɪz dˈɛθ wʌz hˈeɪsənd ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn, baɪ hɪz pɚsˈɪstənsi ɪn kˈiːpɪŋ ˌʌp hɪz pɚfˈɔːɹmənsᵻz wɛn hiː wʌz sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm ɐ sᵻvˈɪɹ ɐtˈæk ʌvðə ɡˈaʊt, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn hɪz kˈɑːnstənt ˈɛnəmi θɹuː lˈaɪf, ænd ðˈɛn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks" "ðə tɹˈɪvɪəl ɹˈaʊnd— ðə kˈɑːmən tˈæsk pɹˈuːvd fˈeɪɾəl tə hˌɪm. bˈɛɾɚtən wʌz ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənəbli wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈæktɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪdʒ.