The stage at historic Strand Theatre.

Strand Season Announcement:.

“My brother, Jim, and I and some other folks embarked on this and it’s been a fun ride so far,” Will said. “The first event got a lot of people talking. We had a great turn out. We had, I think, four excellent episodes.

shows flourished in the American Old West era with some continuing up until World War II. They derived from the European mountebank shows and usually featured a “host,” often purporting to be a doctor. The shows basically existed to sell elixirs that the “doctor” claimed to be cure-alls, often referred to disparagingly as “snake oil.