The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1891-09-26 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

CONCERT SEASON.  Counter attractions notwithstanding, Mr. Beard's initial concert of the season at the Cornexchange, Coventry, on Saturday must be voted a decided success. A glance round the large hall at eight o'clock revealed an audience as numerous as they subsequently proved to ha appreciative. The programme embraced not a few enjoyable items and above everything it was popular intone without being too much so. Most of the artistes, too, were tried favourites here. Miss Lizzie Neal, the young contralto whom Mr. peard first introduced to a local audience, and whose abilities have since been recognised in other places, was in good voice, her delightful singing being a source of much pleasure and satisfaction. After a flattering reception, Miss Neal rendered very effectively the bracketted solos" For a dream's sake " and " Bird Raptures," two strongly contrasted items both in style and treatment, and Slaughter's pretty song, "The dear homeland" and " Gondola dreams," by the same composer, were given with excellent expression, the former piece being encored. In duet "Sainted Mother" (Maritana) the full, mellow tones of her sympathetic voice were heard to much advantage. i It s pleasing to note the rapid strides made vocally by Miss Nelly Brown since her last appearance. The lady has now successfully overcome one or two errors of style apparent in her earlier public work, but still shows a tendency to "hang fire," so to speak, just at the critical moment. This was apparent in the latter part of "Thoughts and Tears" which, with Winds in the trees," Miss Brown sang as a couplet. Again in the duet with Mr. Charles Slater there was the same difficulty. For her share in the duet " Sainted Mother" and in Molloy's spirited song "The Kerry Dance," we have nothing but praise. Mr. Charles Slater, who possesses a tenor of moderate compass, gave with artistic feeling and intensity two or three old English ballads. "Come into the garden, Maud," and "Sally in our Alley," are songs of which the public never seem to tire. Certainly Mr. Beard's patrons showed a lively interest as much in the sentiment expressed in the lines as in the manner of Mr. Slater's singing them—and that was admirable. "Queen of my Dreams" may be mentioned as one of his best efforts. Herr Heinrich Suck was in fine form. An arrange:vent for violin and piano from "Faust," played under some disadvantage, left little to be desired in the way of technical skill, while his other solos notably the" Val-'e Diabolique "—were marked by , a clear conception of the works chosen and a genuine desire to do them full justice. Mr. Herbert Harvey gave a mimetic and musical entertainment, amusing enough in its way. Mr. Beard, as usual, played the accompaniments and in addition rendered a short pianoforte piece of his own called a "Graceful dance." This is a light and dainty composition, of no definite character. It can scarcely be said to have been written in the popular vein, and lacks somewhat in continuity of idea. On the other band the work may possibly commend itself to students of the more advanced school in muqical thought. Mr. Beard's solos were well received.  At Huddersfield, on Monday, James Stockwell WAR committed for trial charged with the murder of Catherine Dennis, at Linthwaite. Great excitement prevailed during the hearing of the case, and an iron gate outside the police court was broken down by the orowd. Batumi:edit committed suiciae on Saturday morning at the Argentina Legation in Santiago. Finding it impossible to escape from Chili, he took refuge in the Legation. Between eight and nine in the morning a shot was heard in his room, and Balrasceda was found dead, with a bullet wound in his temple. The Junta was informed of Ike ooeurrence,and'a Commission was appointed to view the body, which was afterwards removed to the cemetery. Intense excitement reigned at Santiago during the day. Balmaceda left a letter to his mother, in which he reproached his Generals for being false to him, and asserted that the bad deeds with which he has been , &Chased were csimmitted by others without his knowledge. He declares that he. had Ought to rescue the country from foreign domination, and had striven to make Chili the first Republic in America.  The Editor of the Medical Annual speaks in the highest terms of CADBURY'S COCOA as a beverage and • fcod for invalids en account of its absolute purity, high quality, and great solubility; and counsels the Medical Profession to remember in resemmonding Cocoa, that the name CADBVBT on aay packet is a guarantee of purity.