PLAZA

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 806, 29 October 1929, Page 15

PLAZA

“THE RAINBOW MAN” I Several exceptionally popular singing i numbers have been incorporated in f "The Rainbow Man/’ the all-talking | him which is still at the Plaza Theatre. Kddie Dowling, the famous singing comedian and romantic actor of the Broadway stage, appears in the leadr„g role, and establishes himself firmly as a ‘'talkie" player of the first rank. Opposite Dowling, Miss Marian Nixon gives another tine performance which has earrfed her the title of The Maty Pickford of the talking screen. The most popular songs included the action of the film lire ‘‘Rainbow Man” “Smile Little Pal.” and Sleepy Valley." The songs, which are introduced' into the picture at opportune moments in a perfectly natural mann» r have become exceedingly popular wherever the picture has been shown. Many noted players appear in the large supporting cast, and each member gi\ es a. talented performance. A band of old-time minstrels which wore so popular in the past, was specially chosen to supply a number of singing sequences, and its work should be a pleasing feature of the entertamm.The film deals with the career of the Rainbow Man, a vaudeville actor travelling with an itinerant company, who adopts the son of an injured aeiohat The two travel with the company through a little Southern town, where the Rainbow Man falls in love with Mary Lane, daughter of the hotel pionrietor. Circumstances arise v men compel the Rainbow Man to leave the company, and to seek h:s fortune els rd-ers- i,t ft «Ukea laP :nd ol tL 5 n)m th is b^ h tu t n,iort';nV^^o C gSie 0n inc,udes items by Waring'* Pennsylvanians Orchestrit who will play. “Collegiate,” “Do We Like the College Girls? and “Where Do You Work, John . John Charles Thomas the f mnous barrtone, will sing the prologue to I Ca.-Jiacci, and a comedy, “Amateur Night is screened.