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matinée idol

old-fashioned A film, theater, or television star, especially a male actor, who is adored by their fans to the point of worship or adulation. Usually said of someone who is particularly good looking. Though he rose to fame in the 1940s as a matinée idol, his mediocre acting skills saw him stuck in the same sorts of roles for a number of years, until he eventually faded from the public eye.
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matinee idol

A handsome male movie actor whose screen presence excites female audiences. Although we now associate “matinee” with the legitimate theater, the word also applied to afternoon movie shows. Perhaps because housewives and young women constituted the largest audience segment at such screenings, any actor whose appearance evoked sighs and other expressions of female approval became known as a matinee idol, regardless of his acting ability. That is not to say that a matinee idol was necessarily a bad actor, but his looks were the defining characteristic.
See also: idol
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Musical Matinee attendees will receive a complimentary goody bag and one free raffle ticket, with the option of purchasing additional tickets at the theater to benefit Palatine Park Foundation's Susannah's Gift scholarship fund, which helps Palatine residents in need of financial assistance participate in park district activities.
He became a matinee idol on joining Sampaguita Pictures, where he did movies like 'Beatnik' (1960) with Susa Roces, 'Operatang Sampay Bakod' (1961) with Amalia Fuentes and Dolphy, and 'Tindahan Ni Aling Epang' (1961) with Liberty Ilagan.
In Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee, bestselling author Jeff Zentner (Goodbye Days) trades in his signature weightiness for a story filled with campy humor and a dash of feminism as he takes us behind the scenes of Josie and Delia's public access show--and their friendship.
WHAT'S INCLUDED Return coach travel from Wrexham, Bangor, Mold, Colwyn Bay, Rhyl, Queensferry & more Overnight stay at a 3 or 4-star hotel in the Heathrow area with dinner & full English breakfast SNOW WHITE pantomime ticket - Grand Circle (matinee performance) Free time in London for shopping & sightseeing Ticket upgrades available
The matinee saw a number of other poets delivering poems dedicated to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin ZayedAl Nahyan,and to express love to the UAE.
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The matinee will feature music students from Brighouse High School.
Tickets are PS15, PS10 for under 14s and PS12 for the matinee.
For folks who are in shows, it's the only night they can come." A Friday afternoon show seemed like a good addition, and the team determined its matinee would fall on a Friday near the end of the run so that there was a "last chance" sense of urgency to it.
Starts 7.30pm (except Dec 17) with matinee and twilight performances on selected dates.
The Blue Orange Theatre has also recently added two matinee performances exclusively for school bookings.
Madrid - Le corps sans vie d'un enfant marocain, age de 12 ans porte disparu depuis lundi soir apres avoir tente de sauver son petit frere qui a chute dans une riviere de Pontevedra (Nord de l'Espagne), a ete retrouve mardi en fin de matinee, ont indique les services de secours espagnols.
Performances of Robin Hood and his Miserable Men will be held on these dates: | Tomorrow (matinee & evening): Blaengarw Workmen's Hall; | Friday, February 1 (evening) and Saturday, February 2 (matinee & evening): Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen (Tondu site); | Friday, February 8 (evening) and Saturday, February 9 (matinee): Betws Primary School.
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