TIVOLI

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 808, 31 October 1929, Page 15

TIVOLI

“THE RAINBOW MAN” “Women They Talk About,” a parttalkie dealing with petticoats playing at politics, will be presented at the Tivoli Theatre for the last time this evening, together with the full talkie supporting programme. From tomorrow the Tivoli will present the fine talkie, “The Rainbow Man,” direct from its successful season at the Plaza Theatre. The chief attraction in this film is Eddie Dowling, New York favourite, who is the star, assisted by Sam Hardy in the role of leading grown-up male support. As the manager of the “Doc Hardy” minstrel troupe, he has important and delightful comedy lines. The leading male support in the picture is Frankie Darro, child marvel, who does an amazing amount of clever work as the adopted child of the struggling young trouper, Dowling. Marian Nixon, favourite of the silent screen, makes her sound-film debut in “The Rainbow Man.” She plays the romantic feminine lead. The story and the lyrics for the songs of “The Rainbow Man” were written by Eddie Dowling. James Hanley wrote the special music. David Butler, Sue Carol and Nick StLiart experienced their first airplane ride while in Europe making the Fox picture, “Chasing Through Europe.” The three soon became accustomed to flying as that mode of transportation was repeatedly used in making the pic-