MATINÉE

[noun] [C] - a film shown or a play performed during the day, esp. the afternoonThe play will be performed at 7p.m. all this week with a matinée at 2p.m. on Saturday.(dated) A matinée idol is a male actor, esp. in films of the 1930s and 1940s, who is thought to be very attractive by women.He had the classic good looks of a matinée idol.