matinée

American  

[mat-n-ey, mat-n-ey] / ˌmæt nˈeɪ, ˈmæt nˌeɪ /

Or matinee

noun

1. an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.

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matinée British  

/ ˈmætɪˌneɪ /

noun

1. a daytime, esp afternoon, performance of a play, concert, etc

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Etymology

Origin of matinée

1840–50; < French: morning. See matin

Example Sentences

If one needs a photo of their favorite scene so desperately, buy a matinee ticket for a Tuesday morning and sit in the back row, as long as no one else is next to you.

From Salon

Many will cheer a good dice roll, and it wasn’t out of the norm at my matinee for the audience to shout suggestions or requests.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was fun,” McTavish said of his first rivalry matinee, which drew a sellout crowd of 17,174.

From Los Angeles Times

The jacket photo of “To Absent Friends,” which features Welty and Lyell in a theatrical pose, as if they were matinee idols, hints at the kind of personal theater in which they indulged as 20-somethings.

From The Wall Street Journal

Well, I’ve faced the matinee crowds on the West End and lived to tell about it, but I’m all thumbs in the kitchen.

From Literature