The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-25
RUTH DRAWING
 FINE CROWDS
 ON BROADWAY

New York, Nov. 25.-Shades of Ed win Boothi
 Babe Ruth, Sultan of Swat, is an actor.
 Or rather-wer, he has signed up with vaudeville circuit to do a song and dance with Wellington Cross, a real actor, and Broadway got it's first dose at the Palace theatre. k
 Cross, the actor in the act, says to the Babe: Gan you dance or sing 90 and the Babe answers, "No.'' Then Cross says. That's good; you surely belong in vaudeville." (see Joe Mil ler,s Joke Book; D. 132o And the ''TeH me, Babe, what made you think you could act?'' And the Babe re- plies: T saw you.' And again the audience laughed. Showing how far Broadway is removedi from Main stret, Gopher Prairie.
 The Babe was all rouged up, and he had a voice like Ringling's steam calliope in action. And graceful? Sayt
 Wears Tank Uniform
 The great swatter appears on the stage in an honest-to-goodness Yam golf clubs and a suitcase under his arm. He accidentally drops a bat on Wellins ton Cross toe. The comedy begins There is a. bulge in the like a chew, and he looks so frequent ly at the back drop-curtain you are forced to conclude that he'd like to eXpectorate. But this isn't in the act.
 Then there are a lot of jokes. thick and fast. We won't give them away. but if you'll look up the files of Life and Judge and Punch for 1905 you'll get a good line on the vintage.
 The Babe goes through the act of knocking a home run His partner asks: "Is that all?" and the Babe adds, an afterthought: Well. va gotta keep your eye on the ball." Then Cross comes back: What was the matter with your eye the day Art Nehf was pitching
 By and by the two of them come down to the footlights and sit down. Cross proposes that they sing. Were you ever out in the Great Alone when the moon was awful clear? Did you ever hear a coyote cry when the night was dark and drear? Then you've a hunch what the singing was. The song is about Little by Little and while he's singing. and you just know he'd like to get his hands on the guy that wrote the song-
 Babe a Mind Reader
 The Babe becomes a mind reader, blindfolded. He sits on the stage and answers questions as his partner goes through the audience Here's his stuff:
 Cross. holding up an article A match" says Babe. Don't let the band confuse you. Whats this: asks Wellington. "A band ring says the Babe. What am I tearing?" says Cross Paper answers Babe. Don't puff so hard. What is this ? "A cigar" answers the mind reader. And what is it this gentleman has in his tie (now doen't let this one stick you?'' asks Wellington "A stick pin'' replies the great seer.
 However, in the vocal league the Babe does not bat much higher than .OO6.
 There were several trifing matters about MT Ruth's performance worthy of mention. He described certain lady as dark comp1ected-' That was his own contribution to the ad- vancement of the language He wore a bandage about his left wrist, al though he had not struck out once the day before and had not slid into a base for several weeks He carried a golf bag on his shoulder when he first entered the stage from the Polo Grounds, probably having shot nine holes between games of double header.
 The Babe is drawing big crowds and after he gets accustomed to his stuff he may have some fun out of it And vet some people wonder why the movies are profitable.