The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-23

bssa IN ne ysass gone b. q No. ~
wst TArty-fourth street.
There We and II On angel IN the
Bernstein family. The angel 10 . widow
now. Shs b Mrs. Bernstein. mother
And adviser to the young men and
women Of the stage. IN vaudeville.
burissqus and the legitimate, Yentie
ID her name among the thousands who
love her. the thousands whe have been
mothsfed By her. They are In New
York to-day and Q week later in San
Francisco. Some OF them are dong
one night stands. Net . few Of them
are hsadlinsrp IN their chosen pfofss-
s1ons. Broadway weeps With Ysntis:
thousands eondois with her all over the
|ss1assy.
ALWAYS READY WITH A NOME
AND A LITTLE CASH.
Dan W. Bernstein was one Of the
best known men on, Broadway. His
name was Q sacred symbol wherever
thespians gathered. In the summer
time his house was theirs, when en-
gagements were scarce. He carried
them along during the hot season Of
nothing doing. and whom winter
brought Its comforts in the way Of fat
envelopes, they paid him for his keep.
He didn't stop at this. His hand was
ever IN his pocket when signals Of dis
tress were fiyans. Many thousands are
stili owing to Dan Bernstein. He for
got them long before he 6ed.
stem was associated with Charles
rrohman IN his productions. Then he
retired from active touch With the pro.
fessdon and opened . boarding ana
lodging house at No. sl2 West Thirty
fourth street. and there came ~ his
congenasi and comfortable hearth some
Of the grestest who sported In the
iimelixht II WAS . family boarding
house. Il was homelike and comfy
and cosy. The best In the house thsre
always was for the men and women
Of the stage.
AN oAsIe IN the BROADWAY
pESERT.
The boarding house came to be known
an the Actors Home. And Il was In
reality a. we'll ~ In name. The tired
thespisns Of the road would mako for
home" a. soon ~ they reached New
York. And there was for them me
BRIGHT glow Of the IRE. the genial well
come of Dan, the motheriy greeting OF
Dams wife. II was an oasis In the
| broadway desert, . home for the homo
less, Q place where artificiaiity meiiowed
into human thought and human sur
noundings. The mask was dropped and
they were all human beings benestn
that hospitabls roof.
| The house At No. $40 West F1fty-sec-
ond street IL allied with members Of the
profession now. To-day 1t was crowded
with friends of other days a. well as
those of to-day. And the hrst word OF
greeting was: What can We do for
you, Yentie? Our purses are at your
command. Consolation We cannot give
you. Let US help In a solid way"
But the widow shook her head. They
could not help her. she said. through
her tears. Her only helpmeet was gone,
his smile faded. his gentle voice hushed
forever. Children there were whom she
had mothered. Some were born In hs'
house and she took care OF them 81
while their parents were away on the
road. oh. yes. the Bernstein house wal
the actors homo in all the meaning Of
the word home.
SOME OF THE NonABLEs WHO
LIVED At "rhe HOME"
Eleanor Robson lived there. Now Oh
Is Mrs August Belmont. Her mother
Madge Carr Cook. was . ledger At thu
Bernstein In the Old days Eugene
Walter. Mary Hall. Frank Daniels
Richard Karl. Sadie Martinez. Amelis
Stone, Vera Michelena were some o
the boarders Of the old time. Their
were Margaret Robinson. now tn
Duchess Of Argyle: Fred HaMen. Jose
phine sabel. Frank Deshon. Connie Mac
Ethel johnson. Lolita Faust, Helen
Lord. Eta Butler. Jane Truesdaie. Mar
shall Miller. Dorothy Otto. Arthur Otto
Nellie Revelle. Raymond Hubbell. Ads
Lewis. Ella johnson. Clara Bell, jerome
Bell, Belle Baker. Mollie Fuller. Charii<
Ross and Mabel Fsnton. Kehoe AND
Eeu.tuiA Ne MA and he Esrl nj