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Show INTERVIEW WITH STRAUSS. The wallx king, Jobann Strauss, ha been Interviewed by a woman lie who lends the world III composing and playing wnltx musla haa yielded to the persuasion of an ardent musician and admirer. Ilka llsrovlti llsrnsy. She went lo see him at the town ot Isrhl, und when Mme. Haruay atked him for an Interview he said: "Why. certainly, madame, what do you wlsbr What shall I tell you? There I nothing noth-ing Inlerestlng about roe absolutely nothing. The most remarkable thing: about me Is that I am n allpper-bero." And he stretched his hand out lovingly lov-ingly to his wife, aa It for protection. Strnusa wa enthusiastic when hn spoke of Vienna. So Identified la tin with that city that It haa been tald "Hlrnuss Is unthinkable without Vienna, Vien-na, nnd Vienna It unthinkable without Strauss." A the conversation drifted to Wag ner, Strauss said: "I believe that t am the very oldest Wagnerlle now llv-,luauLwsukuua6cahct.DraL..l.lmrw llv-,luauLwsukuua6cahct.DraL..l.lmrw - duced hit music In Vienna In the overture over-ture to 'Tannhauser.' Fifty yrart ages the full score wat sent to me, at It waa. to all of the other musical directors, and I looked It over. Dlmcult, It seemed to me devilish illfllcult, to I at first arranged for n detailed rehearsal. Then I had the orrhc-ttru to coma tit my bouse and put them Into two rooiun there Alter several attempts we played tbr overture through "My mother, who loved music, but did not understand vrry much ub'ittt It- sho could only play thr guitar a. little come Into the room suddenly and said 'Well, Jenny, what wus that you pluri Just now? It wat remarkable remark-able music, It stirred me strangely? That wat the (list Viennese criticism on Wagnerian music. When at the next concert In the. Vntksgartrn we plu)ed thr overture to Tannhnuser' for the Ural time, Ita effect ef-fect waa wonderful, for we had to re-prat re-prat It no lest than three times," A ho said this the waits king's brown ryea shone brightly, and ho tossed libs luxuriant locks. Standing straight ami strong, ho looked hardly &0 years old. JOIIANN STItAUSS. Then, he added "Hut I am becoming: a 'most-back.' I am growing .rabbtd. It la old age, yes, old age!" |