And the third film starred Jack Buchanan, who was a matinee idol of the time.
Even in a world with television and movies, people still head out to see a great night (or matinee!) of theater because of the glory these shows can bring.
For example, could you go to a cheaper matinee instead of seeing the evening show of a movie?
From the French word 'matin', meaning 'morning', a matinee is a theatrical performance during the daylight, as opposed to evening or night.
Guys and Dolls runs through to this Saturday, 26 November 2005, and includes a matinee on Saturday.
His status as a matinee idol gave him sufficient clout to lease the Queen's Theater for a season.
I had been waiting so long for this to happen, and saturday's matinee I sat dead center Front Row.
I saw a student matinee of " Giselle " with the second cast.
It runs from Wednesday to Saturday at 7pm with a 2pm matinee on Saturday.
It'll run nightly at 7.30pm with a 2.30pm matinee on the Saturday.
John became a matinee idol in the Twenties, dubbed as " The Great Profile " .
Nevertheless he acknowledged the current dearth of matinee performances for the ballet.
Or kicking off my shoes, with curtains closed to watch an afternoon matinee is a treat.
Sheila is knitting bootees, June's knitting a matinee coat and Danny is offering to teach young Patrick John some hot Doom cheats.
Since the evening performances are usually the most sought-after, the matinee performances are typically cheaper, to fill the empty seats.
Take a stroll along the promenade, explore the shops or catch a matinee performance at the theater.
The Clash didn't do a matinee for example, they were supposed to, but didn't do it.
The hit of the season... On Thursday 's Matinee (17/09) I saw Showboat.
The hit of the season... On Thursday's Matinee (17/09) I saw showboat.
The theater was packed for a children's matinee of Britten's The Little Sweep.
The very phrase 'movie matinee' is redolent with imagery - sultry summer days, dusty roads and a few bucks in your pocket as you barefoot down to the theater to loll in the air conditioning for a few hours.
There's also a special matinee showing on the 8th at 2.30pm.
These do not include the schools matinee or the youth drama attendees who were not evaluated in this way.
These screenings are also open to everyone else at normal weekday matinee ticket prices.
To save a couple of dollars, try going to a matinee showing.
Today, the movie matinee has degenerated somewhat into simply a lesser-cost earlier movie showtime, and for newly-released blockbusters, theater chains don't even offer matinee prices.
Usually, any time before 5 p.m. is considered a matinee.
Well, we had another jolly matinee of course.
You may have never had time to go to a matinee or afternoon concert before, but now you can relax and enjoy it without feeling guilty that you should be doing something else.