barnstorm

Etymology
(due to performances commonly delivered in barns)

Verb

 * 1) To travel around the countryside making political speeches etc.
 * 2)  To appear at fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying, sporting events, or theater.
 * 3)  To travel from town to town performing in front of small crowds.

Quotations

 * 1899, Mark Twain, as cited in 1901, J. B. Pond, Eccentricities of Genius, page 227
 * I'm not going to barnstorm the platform any more, but I am glad you have corralled Howells.

Translations

 * Hungarian: korteskörútra/kampánykörútra megy, korteskörúton/kampánykörúton vesz részt, ,


 * Hungarian: ,

Noun

 * 1) A series of appearances in small country towns, as by a politician or a travelling theatre group.