ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənts wɜːɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli dɪvˈɛləpt hˈɪɹ æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɹˈɑːtʌndə hˈɑːspɪɾəl skˈiːm baɪ bɑːɹθˈɑːləmjˌuː mˈɔs æz ɐ ɹˈɛvənˌuː ˈɛndʒɪn tə pˈeɪ fɚðə ɹˈʌnɪŋ ʌv wʌt wʌz jˈʊɹɹəps fˈɜːst lˈaɪɪŋɪn mətˈɜːnᵻɾi hˈɑːspɪɾəl.
Entertainments were originally developed here as part of the Rotunda Hospital scheme by Bartholomew Mosse as a revenue engine to pay for the running of what was Europe's first lying-in maternity hospital.