text_original: Betterton was unquestionably one of the great actors of the English stage. He had to strive against many serious physical defects. He had small eyes and a broad face, a very stout figure, thick legs and large feet, and his voice was naturally low and unmusical.
text_transcription: BETTERTON WAS UNQUESTIONABLY ONE OF THE GREAT ACTORS OF THE ENGLISH STAGE HE HAD TO STRIVE AGAINST MANY SERIOUS PHYSICAL DEFECTS HE HAD SMALL EYES AND A BROAD FACE A VERY STOUT FIGURE THICK LEGS AND LARGE FEET AND HIS VOICE WAS NATURALLY LOW AND UNMUSICAL
phonemes: bˈɛɾɚtən wʌz ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənəbli wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt ˈæktɚz ʌvðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪdʒ. hiː hædtə stɹˈaɪv ɐɡˈɛnst mˈɛni sˈɪɹiəs fˈɪzɪkəl dˈiːfɛkts. hiː hæd smˈɔːl ˈaɪz ænd ɐ bɹˈɔːd fˈeɪs, ɐ vˈɛɹi stˈaʊt fˈɪɡjɚ, θˈɪk lˈɛɡz ænd lˈɑːɹdʒ fˈiːt, ænd hɪz vˈɔɪs wʌz nˈætʃɚɹəli lˈoʊ ænd ʌnmjˈuːzɪkəl.