The pa eantry of a

_ swirling. Viennese waltz.

romantically . blooms in
-one’s imagination when a
Strauss melody falls upon
eager ears. It is this type of
visceral association that has

- fed eneration after
neration of Strauss music

overs and now Channel 9
offers the dramatic side of
the family whose symphonic
splendor has touched ever
corner of the world.
Beginning Monday,
February 21 at 8 p.m. on
Public ‘TV 9 The Strauss
Family — provides an
elaborate depiction of the
four members who became
the idols of their era.

It is a drama. that is
primarily human in appeal,
not set to music but with
music as an entegral part of
the series. Romances, in-
trigues, rivalries, hear-
taches and tragedies. lay
behind the lilting melodies.

The stars of The Strauss
Family are the Strausses
themselves. The use of
established ‘big star’ names
has been deliberately
avoided in favor of selecting
players whose personality
and ability fit the rales. The
cast includes Eric Woofe as
the elder Strauss, Anne
Stallybrass as his wife and
mother’ of the younger

(Nikolas: Simmonds) and
Eduard Strauss (Tony
Anholt) also achieved
success and therefore, are
featured in the series.

The first episode opens as

Johann’s (the elder)
carefree days of
bachelorhood come to an
abrupt end in 1824 through a
elaudestine affair with
Anna, daughter of a wealthy
innkeeper. For Strauss, it is
a passing affair, to be

dropped when he ‘tires of
her. But when she becomes
pregnant, he faces his
responsibility and marries
er.

Strauss (played by Stuart —

Wilson), Barbara Ferris as
the father’s mistress and
Derek Jacobi as Lanner, the

musician who had such an

influence, professionally
and personally, on the older
Strauss’ life.

Though the two Johanns
were to become the most
famous of the Strauss
musicians, Josef Strauss

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At the time of Johann the
younger’s birth, the father is
only an impoverished or-
chestral musician. Feeling
his limitations, he decides to
manage a musical tour of
Europe, but despite popular
acclaim, he finds the
stresses and strains ig

eeping a large orchesira
topnther too much for him.
The expenses leave him
penniless, his health
collapses, and Strauss 1s
forced to return home to
Anna. .

Disillusioned with the
musical world, Strauss even
smashes young Johann’s

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The Strauss Family returns

violin when he learns that he
is taking lessons. But the
love. of music overpowers
the father’s scorn for his
eareer and Strauss soon
regains his health and
popularity. By now, his son
is 19 and, at his father’s
wish, is working in a bank,
but is also taking secret
violin lessons. .

By ‘sheer chance, youn
Johann discovers that his
father has a mistress when
he serves a young woman at
the bank who. claims to be
the wife of the famous
musician, Johann Strauss.
He tracks down the address

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of the mistress; Emilie, and
is astonished to find that she
has children by his father
and lives a more com-
fortable life than his |
legitimate mother, Anna.
Feeling no longer bound to
obey his father’s wishes,
Johann leaves the bank to
embark on his own musical
career.

The: Strauss Family is a
production of the In-
dependent Television
Corporation, produced by
David Reid. Presentation of

this 7-part series on KCTS-9 .
is paid for by Members of
Nine. .

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