wˌɛn ʃiː wʌz lˈeɪt ɚɹˈaɪvɪŋ ˌɔn stˈeɪdʒ wˈʌn ˈiːvnɪŋ, wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, wˈʌɹid ɐbˌaʊt ðə wˈeɪɾɪŋ ˈɔːdiəns, ˈæskt wˈaɪt tə ɡˌoʊ ˌɔn stˈeɪdʒ ænd "sˈeɪ sˈʌmθɪŋ fˈʌni" wˌaɪl ʃiː pɹɪpˈɛɹd fɔːɹ hɜː pɚfˈoːɹməns.
When she was late arriving on stage one evening, Washington, worried about the waiting audience, asked White to go on stage and "say something funny" while she prepared for her performance.