roadshown.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdʃəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdˌʃoʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., show n.¹

Etymology: < road n. + show n.¹ Compare on the road at road n. Phrases 4.

1. Originally U.S. A touring show performed by actors, musicians, or other entertainers; spec. a showing of a film in a regional venue other than a cinema; a previewing of a film in a prestigious venue commanding high ticket prices (now historical).In earliest use with reference to touring circuses and subsequently to touring theatre companies whose productions frequently featured minimal sets or props and an absence of elaborate preparation.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > other types

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1874 Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 21 May 3/3 The day of the road show is over..save in the fond recollection of old showmen... The ‘road shows’ of other days make their western tours only where the railway does not reach.

1888 Outing Nov. 173/2 The play is not a good one. It has some strong points and good situations, but it drags in places. It is claimed it will make a good road show..but I doubt it.

1892 Hamilton (Ohio) Daily Democrat 12 Jan. 3/1 The double male quartette is the greatest that ever traveled with a road show.

1928 Amer. Mercury Oct. 174/1 The road show has virtually disappeared with the triumph of the movies.

1946 Pop. Mech. Dec. 107/1 These so-called movie road shows are a new development in entertainment. An operator purchases a projector, arranges the leasing of 16-mm. films..and exhibits in a different community each night.

1977 Sounds 1 Jan. 2/4 The Glitter Band will no longer back him up and the old rock 'n' roll road show has been wound up.

1991 New Musical Express 31 Aug. 16/1 Hire a monster truck,..tear up to Glasgow and witness the last truly great rock'n'roll band demolish an entire city with their million-decibel nerdcore roadshow.

2003 J. Eveland Frommer's Singapore & Malaysia 184 Broadway road shows don't stop in San Francisco, where the road ends, but continue on to include Singapore in their itineraries.

2. Originally U.S. A touring political or promotional campaign.Now (esp. with regard to political use) sometimes with negative connotations of falseness and extravagance.

ΚΠ

1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential i. iii. 19 Shortly before the road-show came to New York, an agent of Senator Kefauver called on prominent businessmen, suggesting they ‘contribute to Kefauver's vice-presidential campaign’.

1961 Wall St. Jrnl. 8 Nov. 3/2 The Kennedy Administration opened its road show to inform citizens across the country what's going on in Washington.

1982 R. Sheppard & M. Valpy National Deal v. 95 It should be understood that..during the summer roadshow..the party's leadership had said next to nothing publicly about the constitution.

1995 Scotl. on Sunday (Nexis) 29 Jan. 11 It was the New Labour roadshow all last week. Like New Daz,..it was largely being sold on television and by way of sound bites.

2007 Marketing 2 May 8/5 Eurostar is embarking on a nationwide roadshow to promote its High Speed I service, which will launch in November.

3. Chiefly British. Each of a series of radio or television programmes which are broadcast on location from a different venue each time; (the name of) a series of such programmes.

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society > communication > broadcasting > a broadcast programme or item > [noun] > types of

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kidult-

1973 Penthouse 7 xii. 91 You [sc. the DJ Emperor Rosko] used to have gogo dancers with your roadshow.

1978 Broadcast 17 July 15/1 BBC Radio 1's Roadshow set off again this week with a seven-week whistle stop tour of Britain's holiday resorts.

1989 Number One 8 Nov. 18/2 It's just a great atmosphere at roadshows, everyone's in that holiday sort of mood.

2002 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 20 Apr. 11 Dannii was the last of the Minogue clan to visit Maesteg back in 1996 when she visited Cardiff with the Big Breakfast Roadshow.

2004 T. Botha Mongo i. 29 He had them appraised when an Antiques Roadshow-type program from PAX TV..came to town.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

roadshowv.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊdʃəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈroʊdˌʃoʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: roadshow n.

Etymology: < roadshow n. Compare slightly earlier roadshowing n.

U.S.

1. transitive. To put on (a play or other entertainment) as a roadshow. Esp. in early use: to show (a film) in a regional venue other than a cinema; spec. to preview (a film) in a limited number of prestigious cinemas at a higher ticket price (now chiefly historical). Also occasionally: to send (actors, musicians, etc.) on tour.

ΚΠ

1924 Washington Post 2 Mar. (Amusements section) 3/1 To insure even so much as breaking even,..they must 'road show' their biggest pictures... Many of the biggest of the recent productions have been road-showed and have attracted a tremendous business.

1927 Los Angeles Times 20 Jan. ii. 9/1 Never before..has he ever gone to the expense of roadshowing an orchestra in connection with his travelling attractions.

1940 Atlanta Constit. 14 Feb. 11/7 A small cast, easy for road-showing a play.

1976 T. Balio United Artists 47 Fairbanks roadshowed Robin Hood at Grauman's Egyptian theater in Hollywood, playing there for so long that all first-run possibilities in the Los Angeles area were destroyed.

1992 Daily Variety (Nexis) 21 May (Special section) Most 70mm films were roadshowed with reserved seat tickets at increased admission prices and shown exclusively in large, urban film palaces.

2. intransitive. Of a person: to perform in a roadshow (see roadshow n. 1). Also of a film: to run or be shown in regional cinemas or venues, typically prestigious ones commanding higher ticket prices.

ΚΠ

1935 Washington Post 11 May 16 Returning to America, he ‘roadshowed’ in ‘The Man Who Came Back’ and other plays.

1959 Time 28 Sept. 32/3 Road-showing in Cole Porter's Can-Can in Toronto, the French singer-comedienne..had to negotiate a ramp leading out of the tent-theater.

1985 T. Balio Amer. Film Industry ii. 113 It [sc. ‘The Birth of a Nation’] roadshowed in leading theaters throughout the country and in Europe, breaking records everywhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roadshow
释义	roadshown. Brit. /ˈrəʊdʃəʊ/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌʃoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., show n.¹ Etymology: < road n. + show n.¹ Compare on the road at road n. Phrases 4. 1. Originally U.S. A touring show performed by actors, musicians, or other entertainers; spec. a showing of a film in a regional venue other than a cinema; a previewing of a film in a prestigious venue commanding high ticket prices (now historical).In earliest use with reference to touring circuses and subsequently to touring theatre companies whose productions frequently featured minimal sets or props and an absence of elaborate preparation. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > a performance > other types début1751 vehicle1785 benefit1802 showpiece1810 ticket-night1812 yatra1827 command1839 lollipopa1849 party piece1851 roadshow1874 one-night stand1878 stand1878 one-man show1879 small1886 command performance1897 ticket benefit1898 frivol1903 run-through1905 pre-production1906 riot1909 one-nighter1916 gala performance1932 improv1953 warm-up1958 workshopping1966 impro1979 1874 Burlington (Iowa) Weekly Hawk-eye 21 May 3/3 The day of the road show is over..save in the fond recollection of old showmen... The ‘road shows’ of other days make their western tours only where the railway does not reach. 1888 Outing Nov. 173/2 The play is not a good one. It has some strong points and good situations, but it drags in places. It is claimed it will make a good road show..but I doubt it. 1892 Hamilton (Ohio) Daily Democrat 12 Jan. 3/1 The double male quartette is the greatest that ever traveled with a road show. 1928 Amer. Mercury Oct. 174/1 The road show has virtually disappeared with the triumph of the movies. 1946 Pop. Mech. Dec. 107/1 These so-called movie road shows are a new development in entertainment. An operator purchases a projector, arranges the leasing of 16-mm. films..and exhibits in a different community each night. 1977 Sounds 1 Jan. 2/4 The Glitter Band will no longer back him up and the old rock 'n' roll road show has been wound up. 1991 New Musical Express 31 Aug. 16/1 Hire a monster truck,..tear up to Glasgow and witness the last truly great rock'n'roll band demolish an entire city with their million-decibel nerdcore roadshow. 2003 J. Eveland Frommer's Singapore & Malaysia 184 Broadway road shows don't stop in San Francisco, where the road ends, but continue on to include Singapore in their itineraries. 2. Originally U.S. A touring political or promotional campaign.Now (esp. with regard to political use) sometimes with negative connotations of falseness and extravagance. ΚΠ 1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential i. iii. 19 Shortly before the road-show came to New York, an agent of Senator Kefauver called on prominent businessmen, suggesting they ‘contribute to Kefauver's vice-presidential campaign’. 1961 Wall St. Jrnl. 8 Nov. 3/2 The Kennedy Administration opened its road show to inform citizens across the country what's going on in Washington. 1982 R. Sheppard & M. Valpy National Deal v. 95 It should be understood that..during the summer roadshow..the party's leadership had said next to nothing publicly about the constitution. 1995 Scotl. on Sunday (Nexis) 29 Jan. 11 It was the New Labour roadshow all last week. Like New Daz,..it was largely being sold on television and by way of sound bites. 2007 Marketing 2 May 8/5 Eurostar is embarking on a nationwide roadshow to promote its High Speed I service, which will launch in November. 3. Chiefly British. Each of a series of radio or television programmes which are broadcast on location from a different venue each time; (the name of) a series of such programmes. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > a broadcast programme or item > [noun] > types of news bulletin1857 news summary1875 police message1886 newsflash1904 headline1908 play-by-play1909 feature1913 spot ad1916 magazine1921 news1923 time signal1923 outside broadcast1924 radiocast1924 amateur hour1925 bulletin1925 serial1926 commentary1927 rebroadcast1927 school broadcast1927 feature programme1928 trailer1928 hour1930 schools broadcast1930 show1930 spot advertisement1930 spot announcement1930 sustaining1931 flash1934 newscast1934 commercial1935 clambake1937 remote1937 repeat1937 snap1937 soap opera1939 sportcast1939 spot commercial1939 daytimer1940 magazine programme1941 season1942 soap1943 soaper1946 parade1947 public service announcement1948 simulcasting1949 breakfast-time television1952 call-in1952 talkathon1952 game show1953 kidvid1955 roundup1958 telenovela1961 opt-out1962 miniseries1963 simulcast1964 soapie1964 party political1966 novela1968 phone-in1968 sudser1968 schools programme1971 talk-in1971 God slot1972 roadshow1973 trail1973 drama-doc1977 informercial1980 infotainment1980 infomercial1981 kideo1983 talk-back1984 indie1988 omnibus1988 teleserye2000 kidult- 1973 Penthouse 7 xii. 91 You [sc. the DJ Emperor Rosko] used to have gogo dancers with your roadshow. 1978 Broadcast 17 July 15/1 BBC Radio 1's Roadshow set off again this week with a seven-week whistle stop tour of Britain's holiday resorts. 1989 Number One 8 Nov. 18/2 It's just a great atmosphere at roadshows, everyone's in that holiday sort of mood. 2002 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 20 Apr. 11 Dannii was the last of the Minogue clan to visit Maesteg back in 1996 when she visited Cardiff with the Big Breakfast Roadshow. 2004 T. Botha Mongo i. 29 He had them appraised when an Antiques Roadshow-type program from PAX TV..came to town. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). roadshowv. Brit. /ˈrəʊdʃəʊ/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌʃoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: roadshow n. Etymology: < roadshow n. Compare slightly earlier roadshowing n. U.S. 1. transitive. To put on (a play or other entertainment) as a roadshow. Esp. in early use: to show (a film) in a regional venue other than a cinema; spec. to preview (a film) in a limited number of prestigious cinemas at a higher ticket price (now chiefly historical). Also occasionally: to send (actors, musicians, etc.) on tour. ΚΠ 1924 Washington Post 2 Mar. (Amusements section) 3/1 To insure even so much as breaking even,..they must 'road show' their biggest pictures... Many of the biggest of the recent productions have been road-showed and have attracted a tremendous business. 1927 Los Angeles Times 20 Jan. ii. 9/1 Never before..has he ever gone to the expense of roadshowing an orchestra in connection with his travelling attractions. 1940 Atlanta Constit. 14 Feb. 11/7 A small cast, easy for road-showing a play. 1976 T. Balio United Artists 47 Fairbanks roadshowed Robin Hood at Grauman's Egyptian theater in Hollywood, playing there for so long that all first-run possibilities in the Los Angeles area were destroyed. 1992 Daily Variety (Nexis) 21 May (Special section) Most 70mm films were roadshowed with reserved seat tickets at increased admission prices and shown exclusively in large, urban film palaces. 2. intransitive. Of a person: to perform in a roadshow (see roadshow n. 1). Also of a film: to run or be shown in regional cinemas or venues, typically prestigious ones commanding higher ticket prices. ΚΠ 1935 Washington Post 11 May 16 Returning to America, he ‘roadshowed’ in ‘The Man Who Came Back’ and other plays. 1959 Time 28 Sept. 32/3 Road-showing in Cole Porter's Can-Can in Toronto, the French singer-comedienne..had to negotiate a ramp leading out of the tent-theater. 1985 T. Balio Amer. Film Industry ii. 113 It [sc. ‘The Birth of a Nation’] roadshowed in leading theaters throughout the country and in Europe, breaking records everywhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874v.1924
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