Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-25
TALES TOLD OF STRAUSS
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De@ahas HiEh Royalties aaa masy Of
Thssn-A Domestic Man asa
Obedienf 40 MS wife
Bts Life In Berlin.

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Richard Strauss. ths most talked n
MUSICIAN q the cay. 10 noted for his b7rrs-
ness sense He 10 nov trying 10 int-oaacs
here, a. be has IL Europe. the requirement
q paying a royalty for ever one Of ms
sones that b sung IN public
he reoefvss a royalty q course for al
hA symphonic works and he wants 70 ar
Far'9e matters II such a way that he win
De able 10 collect from every manager
OF strgsr the sum Of s. or more for the
privilege OF psrf0rrning one 81 his songs
he has done this In Germany and be de-
TnHnoso royalty from the Boston sym
rnouy orchestra when he was engaged for
tfS 70 conduct the annual concert for the
csnsht q the Orchestra'f pension fund Re
sol ms 0wn honuraT1um and a royalty for
some OF the songs sung BY his wife and
for his other compositions
Naturally be viii be able 70 Introduce
the royalty rule with his new sonEs only.
since thoss already published are free 70
anybody who can buy q copy. He must
content htr1lself with the ordinary r0yslty
On these.
One Of the stories TOD about the con-
poser ernphaEt- IS this Characteristic he
had been 70 Dresden 70 attend q rehearssi
q Sa20rDe and on his return 10 Berlin
wEs met by his son The little boy ran
up 20 greet his father al the station.
Papa he cried. ''did rou get your hon
orRrIum for conducting the rehearsalg"
'N0N. my boy he said Shopping 10
kiss hif brow. now know you are a true
son o. mira
wife sfnEs the View Oaea.
The new SONGS Of the composer are al
ways sung IN Germany By Nine De Anna
Strauss who makes very little more i'm
preston IN them than she ala on her visit
here several years ago. she has a vinegsTy
voice. little gift Of the arr Of song and no
especial genius az an interpreter
As she is the wife Of a distinguished COM
poser however. she always appears an her
husbands concerts and presents his new
songs In ETsite Of his eminence her per
formnnces cannot escape criticism some
1anea.
Only a short time ago the two hhd given
. concert IN a German city and were re
turning 20 Berlin Strauss sat reading tn
criticisms Of his music and grew more and
more coutented IN expression as he read
the praises OF his music
On the other side Of the coupe sat Mrs
Strauss. also reading the criticisms. but
unable 70 reconcile herself 10 the praise
of Der husbeDd's music while she was
harshly dealt with for the way in which
she had performed H. Finally she could
stand II no longer and. crumpling ND the
paper threw IL acroas the coupe ~ her
husband
Richard she said IN a tone that left no
question Of her deep indignation. the next
time you give a concert ron can sing your
own trashi-
Type Of Henpeckea Husband.
In spite q his extremely advanced music.
which Was shown first with great realism
IN 'FeurEnoth.~ an opera that three years
agp crented great excitement In Germany,
but fs already dead the composer IL an
extremely domestic Toan. He is called IN
Germany a Theoretical rake and Is IN
real life as perfect a specimen Of a hen
pecksd husband SBe could hnd any
where
II was Just as he had put the last touches
20 Also spraeh ZerathuEtra" thai friend
called 10 see him and was invited into his
room 10 hear some Of The new work on the
piano. StrGnss was in a most exalted mood
and described the new symphonic poem as
expressing the very best that Was IN him.
he talked IN an extremely rhApsodic
way about the work and was acting in the
fashion that is supposed 70 be chHrActesistie
sf genipses In their unrestraineo moments
He sat down AZ the piano 20 attempt TO give
some loea OF CERTAIN Ane1lee n IAc NeIA
II was very difhcult and ne had twice
trsed 70 play what ne wanted and failed
Finally he produced just the effect he
wanted and started 70 play IL a second time
- make his aim clearer
soddenly the door behind him opened
ana voice WAS heard 10 say sternly.
Richard. dinner h ready"
Strauss Jumped Nd from the piano AID
forgot in a second all mis- transports over
sbs new syruph0uic poem Sedately he
walked INTO the room. and there was no
sur4her exhibition Of the fine frenzy Of
geninA-
Any Place Cor Money.
IL WAS after his return 70 Berlin from
ta,is county that he Was asked why he
had given a c0nceF4 here In q department
shore he was also asked II be would con-
seut % play IN a similar establishment
IN Berlin
4 would play on a manure pile. was
his answer, ST I Was paid enough"
Strauss earnings from his comPositions
have already been snornous he resolves
more than any other composer ever did
for his works PDceim il one Of the most
perular contemporary composers. but ne
receives for la Bohsrns" -'Iosoa7 ane
Madame Butterny" al the Metropolitan
snay $50 for every performances. They are
operas that last an entire evening
II would be Desirable 70 give another
vork with -,salouDe- a a VIEW possible.
hEt stranss has refused - allow any otheF
srera bun his -oEn -FeurEnOth" 70 be sing
On the same evening This enables kin
60 collect royalties frOm the two operas