matinee vs histrionics

matinee and histrionics both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
matinee	Yes	No	No	No
histrionics	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, histrionics is a hypernym of matinee; that is, histrionics is a word with a broader meaning than matinee:

matinee: a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)
histrionics: a performance of a play

Other hypernyms of matinee include representation, theatrical, theatrical performance.

matinee (noun)	histrionics (noun)
a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon)	a performance of a play
	a deliberate display of emotion for effect