ðə tˈoʊɾəl nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɜːsənz ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ɪn ɪt wʌz twˈɛnti wˈʌn,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɜːmeɪdz, ænd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd dˈænsɪŋ ɡˈɜːlz ænd wˈɪmɪn ʌvðə sˈʌltənz hɑːɹˈiːm.
The total number of persons appearing in it was 21,218, which included 200 mermaids, and 300 dancing girls and women of the Sultan's harem.