Matinee Collection

Tatler cover - Ronald Colman and his Sealyham Terrier
Film star Ronald Colman (1891-1958) pictured on the front cover of The Tatler with his Sealyham Terrier in 1931. Date: 1931

1950s Cinema - Childrens Saturday Matinee. Boys and girls looking up at the screen and laughing. Two of the boys are wearing ABC badges -- the name of the cinema. Date: 1954

Stephen Tennant as Prince Charming
Stephen Tennant in fancy dress at the Pageant of Romantic Historical Lovers. The party was organised by Olga Lynn for Marie Tempests London Pride matinee at the New Theatre

Poster advertising The Better Ole, Theatre Royal, Chatham
Poster advertising a comedy produced by Charles Cochran, The Better Ole, or The Romance of Old Bill, at the Theatre Royal, Chatham. Performed twice nightly, with a Wednesday matinee

Bardelys The Magnificent, by Hamilton and Sabatini
Bardelys The Magnificent, by Henry Hamilton and Rafael Sabatini, from Sabatinis novel (1906). First produced at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, August 1910, then the Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue

Rudolph Valentino
circa 1924: Rudolph Valentino (1895 - 1926) the screen name of Rodolpho d Antonguolla, the Italian-American leading man and great romantic idol. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Queen Alexandra at the Drury Lane Matinee May 11th, 1909

Poster, Scotts flight from England to Australia
Poster, Royal Matinee, Queens Hall, London, CWA Scott AFC will tell his graphic story of the flight from England to Australia in under 3 days

Liverpool Seamens Orphanage Matinee
Children in theatrical costumes for a matinee entertainment they are performing. Date: 1924

Fashion Plate (Afternoon Dress for Jany. 1801), 1801. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Afternoon Dress for Jany. 1801), 1801

Children's Festival Week, Los Angeles, CA, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Children's Festival, Week! Los Angeles, 1937. Hansel and Gretel; Marionette Circus; Music in Fairyland, Rip van Winkle marionettes; Pinocchio...Saturday Matinees - Hollywood Playhouse

Children's Festival, Week! Los Angeles, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Children's Festival, Week! Los Angeles, 1937. Hansel and Gretel; Marionette Circus; Music in Fairyland, Rip van Winkle marionettes; Pinocchio...Saturday Matinees - Hollywood Playhouse

Hansel and Gretel, Los Angeles, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Hansel and Gretel, Los Angeles, [193-]. Special! Children's Matinee! Every Saturday..."Hansel and Gretel" and "Pinocchio"

Help Yourself, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, [193-]. Santa Maria High School Auditorium...Sponsored by Associated Students & Faculty..."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal Theatre Project - Div

Help Yourself, (Palm Springs?), [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, (Palm Springs?), [193-]. Plaza Theatre..."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal Theatre Project - Div. of W.P.A.'

Help Yourself, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, [193-]. Savoy Theatre...."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal Theatre Project - Div. of W.P.A.'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Help Yourself, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, [193-]. Ebell Theatre - Two Matinees...."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal Theatre Project - Div. of W.P.A.'

Help Yourself, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, [193-]. Union Hi-School Auditorium...Sponsored by Inglewood Chamber of Commerce..."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal Theatre Project - Div

Help Yourself, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, [193-]. Campus Theatre Berkeley - Sponsored by the American Legion...tickets on sale at Veterans Memorial Bldg..."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal

Help Yourself, San Francisco, 1937. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, San Francisco, 1937. Columbia Theatre..."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal Theatre Project - Div. of W.P.A.'

Help Yourself, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, [193-]. Laguna Beach Hi-School Auditorium...Sponsored by Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce..."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal Theatre Project

Help Yourself, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, [193-]. La Jolla Hi-School Auditorium...Sponsored by Associated Student Body..."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal Theatre Project - Div

Help Yourself, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, [193-]. North Hollywood Hi-School Auditorium...Sponsored by North Hollywood Jr. Chamber of Commerce..."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal Theatre

Help Yourself, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, [193-]. Redondo Union Hi-School Auditorium...Sponsored by Redondo Union Hi School Parent-Teachers Association..."Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction - Federal

Help Yourself, Bakersfield, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Help Yourself, Bakersfield, [193-]. Union High School Auditorium...Sponsored by American Legion...Tickets at Kimball & Stone Drug Store - "Help Yourself" - A 3-Act Comedy - Road Attraction

'A Matinee, after Herr Mayer Mainz, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'A Matinee, after Herr Mayer Mainz, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

September Morning: Port of Fecamp, 1880 (oil on canvas)
NGW184263 September Morning: Port of Fecamp, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Boudin, Eugene Louis (1824-98); 40.2x55.5 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Margaret Whigham, Jeanne Stourton at Vacanis matinee
A group dressed as lawn tennis girls of the 1880s for the charity matinee performance at the Pavilion Theatre of pupils of Madame Vacanis dancing school

RMS Titanic, collection of memorabilia, 2012 centenary
RMS TITANIC: Royal Mint Titanic Centenary 2012 Titanic Commemorating a Maritime Legend Cover and Silver Coin. A5 size Royal Mint postal cover and commemorative coin produced in 2012

The Chelsea Matinee, at the Chelsea Palace Theatre, London, 20 March 1917 Date: 1917

A Matinee (litho)
1598633 A Matinee (litho) by Hurst, Hal (b.1865); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Matinee. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 18 March 1899)

The Princess of Wales at Drury Lane, the Royal Box at the Matinee in Aid of Princess Christians Homes of Rest for
1599643 The Princess of Wales at Drury Lane, the Royal Box at the Matinee in Aid of Princess Christians Homes of Rest for Disabled Soldiers (litho) by Begg

Program for a Matinee at the Trocadero, 1903. Creator
Program for a Matinee at the Trocadero, 1903

La Commune de Paris, Rue De Rivoli, Matinee du 24 mai (b / w photo)
5202297 La Commune de Paris, Rue De Rivoli, Matinee du 24 mai (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rue De Rivoli, Matinee du 24 mai)

Raine McCorquodale at the Vacani matinee at the Hippodrome
Raine McCorquodale, daughter of the novelist, Barbara Cartland, performing as a canary in the charity matinee held by pupils of Madame Vacanis dancing school at the London Hippodrome in June 1937

Marie Jacqueline Hope-Nicholson and Joyce Howard performing in the charity matinee put on by pupils of Madame Vacanis dancing school at the London Hippodrome in aid of the childrens ward of the South

Gordon West talks to Miss Helen Villiers, the younger daughter of Lady Kahleen Villers at a party organised by Lady Hadfield for the Committee and Patrons of Lady Mount Temples Midnight Matinee

Cartoon, Another Juliet. Trixie Southbank, who is tired of being an extra and wants to play Juliet, asks John Hollingshead (1827-1904), manager of the Gaiety Theatre, for a matinee slot

Matinee sur la Seine, 1897 (oil on canvas)
5672306 Matinee sur la Seine, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 89.3x92.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Tallulah Bankhead, Elsa Lanchester & Gwen Farrar
Stars of a charity matinee in aid of the Central Council for the Care of Crippled Children organised by Gwen Farrar (second from left) and attended by H.R.H. the Duchess of York

The Queens Eightieth Birthday, the Matinee at Her Majestys Theatre (litho)
1051846 The Queens Eightieth Birthday, the Matinee at Her Majestys Theatre (litho) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Eightieth Birthday)

Poster advertising a Benefit Matinee performance at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre, Paris
485185 Poster advertising a Benefit Matinee performance at the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre, Paris, to help soldiers from Alsace-Lorraine

The Festival in Honour of Madame Sarah Bernhardt in Paris (litho)
1051274 The Festival in Honour of Madame Sarah Bernhardt in Paris (litho) by Destez, Paul (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Festival in Honour of Madame Sarah Bernhardt in Paris)

On the River, Morning, 1896 (oil on canvas)
XIR210471 On the River, Morning, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 50x78 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Dunkirk, France; French, out of copyright

Portrait of a young woman in a long coat and gown (litho)
6001487 Portrait of a young woman in a long coat and gown (litho) by Fisher, Harrison (1875-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of a young woman in a long coat and gown)

A Matinee (engraving)
1036609 A Matinee (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Matinee. Illustration for The Graphic)

The opening of the new ABC 5 screen multi cinema complex in Sachiehall Street Glasgow is being marked by an exhibition at The Glasgow Film Theatre

Matinee musicale, 1895-1900. Private Collection

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Step into the world of matinee magic: a captivating journey through time and entertainment. From the iconic Tatler cover featuring Ronald Colman and his Sealyham Terrier, to Stephen Tennant as Prince Charming, these matinee moments have left an indelible mark on our cultural history. The poster advertising The Better Ole at Theatre Royal, Chatham beckons us to experience laughter and joy in its purest form. And who could forget the magnetic presence of Rudolph Valentino, whose performances brought passion and romance to every matinee screening? Even royalty couldn't resist the allure of a matinee; Queen Alexandra graced Drury Lane Matinee on May 11th, 1909 with her regal elegance. Meanwhile, Bardelys The Magnificent transported audiences into a world of swashbuckling adventure crafted by Hamilton and Sabatini. Matinees were not only about entertainment but also served noble causes like the Liverpool Seamens Orphanage Matinee, where compassion met artistry for a greater purpose. And for children in the 1950s, Saturday matinees at cinemas were eagerly anticipated events filled with wonder and excitement. From Scott's flight from England to Australia immortalized in posters to the nostalgic charm of 1950s cinema experiences—matinees captured hearts across generations. Even today, we remember RMS Titanic's tragic tale through collections of memorabilia commemorating its centenary in 2012, and are more than just shows; they are windows into different eras—a chance to witness stars shine bright or support meaningful causes. So let us embrace this timeless tradition that has shaped our love affair with storytelling.