text_original: No splendor of deco  ration set off its unpretending display, nor was it possible then for a ballet   dancer to win by any skill or charm the fame and the fashion of a Taglioni, a Cerito, or a Fanny Elssler.
text_transcription: NO SPLENDOUR OF DECORATION SET OFF ITS UNPRETENDING DISPLAY NOR WAS IT POSSIBLE THEN FOR A BALLET DANCER TO WIN BY ANY SKILL OR CHARM THE FAME AND THE FASHION OF A TALIONE A CERITO OR A FANNY ELSELER
phonemes: nˈoʊ splˈɛndɚɹ ʌv dˈɛkoʊ ɹˈæʃən sˈɛt ˈɔf ɪts ʌnpɹɪtˈɛndɪŋ dɪsplˈeɪ, nˈɔːɹ wʌz ɪt pˈɑːsᵻbəl ðˈɛn fɚɹə bælˈeɪ dˈænsɚ tə wˈɪn baɪ ˌɛni skˈɪl ɔːɹ tʃˈɑːɹm ðə fˈeɪm ænd ðə fˈæʃən əvə tˌæɡlɪˈoʊni, ɐ sɛɹˈiːɾoʊ, ɔːɹ ɐ fˈæni ˈɛlslɚ.