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PAGE 10, WIIIYFRt Eâ§, WNEDA, JUY 6,b Seals 'Rages lOn'at Pleasure-Vale The first concert in Pleasure Valley's- new outdoor music entertainment programi wifl be beld Sunday, Aug. 6, 2 p.mn., and will feature country music artist Dan Seals. Billed as «Nashville at Plea- sure 'Valley " the entertainment centre ontrock Rd., 12 miles north of Pickering, will feature country music, in particular, the sounds of Nashville. "The idea came to us when w e discovered the outstandin g acoustics provided by the natural setting of our. tree-surrounded valley,» says Gary Convery, one of the park's owners. "Country miusic was a perfect match for its new entertain- ment centre, and is ideally suited to the outdoor theme of t he park and its family-oriented activi- ties." Seals is a pop-turned-country artist who bas recorded fine consecutive, number one bit sin- gles. Aloprfomn will be Roger Hughe andthe outhern Diplo- mats, Cbuck Seals, and other entertainers. American Airlines is a major sponsor for the con- cert, presented by CHAM Radio. Hughes, a Nasbville artist, now performs un Saturday and Sunday afterncons at Pleasure Valley. His first album will be' released this fail. Seals, formrerly of EngaIàid Dan & John Ford Coley, bas been a country music artist for five years. His song 'Bop' was the Country Music Association' sin- g1 of the year in 1986. »! His 'Won't be Blue Anymore' album was geld (sales of more than 500,'000) in 1987, and bis new album is 'Rage On.' Tickets are available through all TIcket Master outiets or càaU 872-1111 to charge. For more information cali the Pleasure Valley office at 471-5070( Toronto). Co urthouse theatre eleets new board At its recent annual general meeting, members of the Whitby Courthouse Theatre elected its new board of directcirs for the coming 1989-90 theatrical season. The theatre's president will be Michael Roantree. This marks Roantree's second stint as pre.sident of the group. He served as president during the 83-84 and 84-85 seasons and ws treasurer of the group last season. HYfe cirected the grour9s opening production of 'Kiàsmet Iast year and appeared in the award-winning production of 'Noises Off.? He will be directing ' Our. Town' for- Oshawa Little Theatre this fa.' 'Other members of Whitby~s board of directors are Bey Mdllwain, vice president; Sandra Hawkshaw, secretary; Joan Roantree, treasurer, Harry Anderton, .membershi;- Tim Nelson, fiindraising chira; Lamie Rosen., Front of House: Garvin Farr, publicity; Joan Rundle, social; Bert Heaver, past president. The appointment. of a ycuth co-ordinator will be announced soon. The board is very pleased with next year's slate cf, plays. Garvin Farr will be directing 'Bone Chiller.' 'Agnes cf CGd' will be directed by Susan Farr and 'Little Sbop of Horrors'? will be directed by Monique Essergern. Ail tbree productions will be running from Thursday te Saturday for three consecutive weekends. New subscribers can obtain season's tickets by calling Lamnie Rosen at 433-0490. The board cf directors is currently Ilooking for a director and a show for its youth* group's Christmas. production. Anyone interested is invited te cal Roantree at 668-7938. DAN SEALS At the McLaughlin gallery Vice torian rt exhibition Seafood & SteakHouse 1180 Simcoe St. N. Oshawa 436-9383 or. 436-9065- EVERYDAY DINNER SPECIALS open 7 Days *Roast Prime Beef aWe (Canada Grade A> *New York Steak & Shrimps Banquet *Fresh Orange Roughy Facilities mmew e9 99 _ I An exhibition cf Victorian art opens July 27 at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery. Featured is art fromn the gallery's own' permanent collection, by artiste William Blair Bruce, Frederick Simpson Coîborne, Gertrude Spurr Cutts, Frank Duveneck, Mary Eastlake, Percival Tudor-Hart, F. W. Jopling, E. Ma Martin, T. Mower Martin and . T. Rolph. In the nineteenth century, Canada was often rheterically described as the Britain cf the North. Canada developed in terms cf a British framework, and the definition cf Canaclian character was supposed te be made in ternis cf a British experience. Over tis enture northern land ruled Queen Victoria, far remnoved from and distant as "a fair Princess" (te use Disraelis wcrds), but still the Queen-Protecter, Queen cf the United Kingdom cf Great Britain and Ireland, Empress cf India. It is net fair te saY that Victerian. art begins with Queen' Victoria. In England it began before ber, and in Canada, which was a provincial society, there was approximately a 1-year lag, so that Victerian art was produced until ber death in 1901, and can be seen in this country up to, and after, the First World War wben Victerian society was swept awvay, for better or worse. Qjueen- Victeria's daugbter, Princess Louise and ber husband, the Marquis cf Lorne, played an important role ' in the encouragement cf art in this country in the period 1880-1883, particularly- in connection with the founding cf the Royal Canadian Academy in 1880. Princess Louise washerseif an artist, and this may bave contributed te ber interest in'_ establisbing an institution similar te the Royal A.cademy, in Canada. Her husband, then Governor-General of Canada, made the actual proposaIs te the varicus interested parties. Princess Louise gave the Academy generous aid both in time and patronage until 1883 when. she and ber husband returned to Englahd Bir the 1890s, Canadians wer e folowing- her "over there." The Canadian artist learned in Paris, where be had te go if he wanted proper training in the Victorian period. It was a provincial attitude cf mind that brought the artists te Paris and so- one feels thèir style had definite roots in a North American preference for the physical, the real and the literaI. There were art galleries cf sorts in Canada, but tbey were rather unusual in their arrangements. If an artist wanted te exhibit his work, fromn 1846 on, there was the Provincial Agricultural and Art Association, which held annual exhibitions on a four-year rotation between Toronto, Hamilton, Kingston, Brockville and Céoug (later Ottawa and London were added). With Confederation in 1867, the first national art organization was formed -- the Society cf Canadian Artists -- but it does net seem te bave bad much power. The -Ontario Society cf Artist%, feunded in 1872 was far more infuential. But the key organization for the Canadian Victerian period is the Royal Canadian Academy. It reacbed its height cf public acceptance in 1887, when "sales te the public were both in number (57) and amount ($5,500) the highest" in its history.%N From that point on, the Academy went slowly downhill, the record low being established at Toronto in 1932, when net a single picture was sold.- The date 1887 which marks the highpoint cf the prosperity cf the R CA may also serve as an approximate date for the highpoint cf Victorian art in this country. Photos of lakefront 'Osbawa-on-tbe-Lake,' photos from the.Thomas Bouckley Col- lection, will be on display from July 27 to Seýt.24 atthe Robert McLaugblin Gallery, Oshawa.. 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