What is matinee here?

[fl]

Hi,

I find the following table on line at a cinema website. I do not know what is matinee even after I look it up on a dictionary which says it is an entertainment.
But here all three rows are about person. It seems like an adult in meaning.

What do you think? Thanks,





..............

person number
3D Matinee: x $12.50 =
3D Senior: x $12.00 =
3D Child: x $12.00 =

[Tony Cooper]

A matinee is an afternoon performance of something that is usually
performed at night. Most movie theaters have evening showings, but
some also have afternoon, or matinee, showings.

In the above, the regular price for adults will be higher than the
three admission prices shown. Matinee tickets cost less, and
discounts are also given for seniors (older people) and children.

There is no universal established age to qualify as a senior or child.
The cinema sets the age to qualify.



--
Tony Cooper - Orlando FL

[Athel Cornish-Bowden]

On 2013-04-07 02:41:36 +0000, fl said:

> Hi,
>
> I find the following table on line at a cinema website. I do not know
> what is matinee even after I look it up on a dictionary which says it
> is an entertainment.
> But here all three rows are about person. It seems like an adult in meaning.
>
> What do you think? Thanks,

Did you quote the whole table, as I'd expect a line for "Adult"? If it
is complete I'm not surprised you thought that "Matinee" might mean
"Adult", but it certainly doesn't. As Tony has explained, it has
nothing to do with the person but with the time of the showing.

Defining a matinee as an entertainment is also a bit odd. Where did you
find it?

>
>
>
> ..............
>
> person number
> 3D Matinee: x $12.50 =
> 3D Senior: x $12.00 =
> 3D Child: x $12.00 =

--
athel

[Peter Duncanson [BrE]]

On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 18:34:50 +0200, Athel Cornish-Bowden
<acor...@imm.cnrs.fr> wrote:

>On 2013-04-07 02:41:36 +0000, fl said:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I find the following table on line at a cinema website. I do not know
>> what is matinee even after I look it up on a dictionary which says it
>> is an entertainment.
>> But here all three rows are about person. It seems like an adult in meaning.
>>
>> What do you think? Thanks,
>
>Did you quote the whole table, as I'd expect a line for "Adult"? If it
>is complete I'm not surprised you thought that "Matinee" might mean
>"Adult", but it certainly doesn't. As Tony has explained, it has
>nothing to do with the person but with the time of the showing.
>
>Defining a matinee as an entertainment is also a bit odd. Where did you
>find it?
>

I've found this:

Date + Showtime

Date of Show:

Monday, Apr. 8, 2013
Time of Show:

3:40 pm

RealD 3D • No passes • Accessibility devices available

Ticket Quantity
3D Senior: x $12.50 =

3D Matinee: x $12.50 =

3D Child: x $12.50 =

There are drop-dows for selecting the number of tickets of each
category.

Also from the same website:

Date + Showtime

Date of Show:

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2013
Time of Show:

9:10 pm

RealD 3D • No passes • Accessibility devices available

Ticket Quantity
3D Adult: x $15.00 =
3D Senior: x $12.50 =
3D Child: x $12.50 =

Based on the times of those shows, 3:40 pm and 9:10 pm, and the fact
that it uses Matinee for the afternoon show and Adult for the evening
show, I'd speculate that "Matinee" means the (reduced) price per adult
for a matinee (an afternoon show).

From:
https://www.fandango.com/Transaction/Ticketing/redvines/ticketboxoffice.aspx?row_count=0&tid=AAUND&from=Redirect.aspx&mid=161324&wssaffid=12377_MoviefoneWeb&wssac=215&refreshdate=03%2f24%2f2013
or
http://tinyurl.com/c4obntg

So prices are for a

Child: matinee show $12.50 and evening show $12.50;
Senior: matinee show $12.50 and evening show $12.50;
Adult: matinee show $12.50 and evening show $15.00;

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)