text_original: Slaves were trained to be actors on the stage; and much as the Romans loved spectacles, they could not themselves act without disgrace, ex  cept in the old Atellan farces, which, says Livy, were never polluted by professional actors.
text_transcription: SLAVES WERE TRAINED TO BE ACTORS ON THE STAGE AND MUCH AS THE ROMANS LOVED SPECTACLES THEY COULD NOT THEMSELVES ACT WITHOUT DISGRACE EXCEPT IN THE OLD ITALIAN FARCES WHICH SAYS LIVY WERE NEVER POLLUTED BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS
phonemes: slˈeɪvz wɜː tɹˈeɪnd təbi ˈæktɚz ɔnðə stˈeɪdʒ; ænd mˈʌtʃ æz ðə ɹˈoʊmənz lˈʌvd spˈɛktəkəlz, ðeɪ kʊd nˌɑːt ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˈækt wɪðˌaʊt dɪsɡɹˈeɪs, ˈɛks sˈɛpt ɪnðɪ ˈoʊld ˈeɪɾələn fˈɑːɹsᵻz, wˈɪtʃ, sˈɛz lˈɪvi, wɜː nˈɛvɚ pəlˈuːɾᵻd baɪ pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ˈæktɚz.