ɪf ðɪs ɪz sˈoʊ, ænd ɪt wʊd biː hˈɑːɹd tə dᵻnˈaɪ, ðˈɛn ðə θˈiəɾɚ mˈʌst biː sˈiːn æz ɐ mˈoʊst pˈaʊɚfəl ˈɪnstɹəmənt ɪnðə sˈoʊʃəl hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv mæŋkˈaɪnd, ænd ɪts ˈoʊn hˈɪstɚɹi mˈʌst ðˈɛɹfoːɹ biː ɐlˈaʊd ɐ kˌɔːɹɪspˈɑːndɪŋ ɪmpˈoːɹtəns.
If this is so, and it would be hard to deny, then the theatre must be seen as a most powerful instrument in the social history of mankind, and its own history must therefore be allowed a corresponding importance.