“ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ sˈuːmɐɹˌɑːkɑːv ˈæŋɡɹili ɛksklˈeɪmd ɪnðə lˈɛɾɚ tʊ ˈaɪ. ˈaɪ. ʃjˈuːvɐlˌʌv ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛlv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn: “aɪɐm ɐsˈaɪnd tə ðə pˈoʊst əvə dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə θˈiəɾɚ bˌʌt nˌɑːt tə ðə mˈiːn tˈaɪɾəl əvə θiːˈætɹɪkəl pˈoʊɪt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz bˈoʊŋkaɪ...
“Alexander Sumarokov angrily exclaimed in the letter to I. I. Shuvalov on March 12, 1761: “I am assigned to the post of a Director of the Theatre but not to the mean title of a theatrical poet, which was Bonecchi...