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1 One ofth~e most versatie Qi the womnen entertainers is the wife of Dr. S. P. Perry, 903 Ridge avenue, Wil- mette, whom the radio knows as "Bess Johnson," which was bier maiden narne and bier stage naine during bier cight years of thespian experience. Mrs.. Perr.y.,is a native cf Keyser, W. Va., and. theý daugbter of- Herman B. Johnson, former state senator and stili a miemtt-f--ihe state, board of control. Directs PIay When 16 During bier very e arly years, the, f amily moved to. Elkins, NW.:Va.,, the home of the late United States Senator Stephen B. Elkins and the equally f anous Henry Gassoway Davis; wbere she received ber earliestscbooling, de- Voting the, closing years of it to dra- matic art. When sbe was,16,,she direct- ed a play which attained notable local success. Later she attended the Fort Louden academy at Winchester, W. Va., and then Carnegie Tecb. in, New York, ,wbere she played leads in practically <ail of the dramas presented by the dra- matic department. She also was cast for niany leads in stage presentations at the Anierican academy in Ne'W York and,, having appeared in the world prermere of "Rita Conventry," was of - f ered the Broadway lead in that pro- duction., She did, not accept, aitbougb she spent two years on Broadway. Jins iiGoodman :Theater Vpon coming to Chicago, she cast ber lot wjth the Goodman theater and wvas with the Goodman Repertory coni- pany f rom its beginning to its final performance. It was f rom there that slhe stepped iinto radio. Altbougb she hias been before the mi- c rophone Iess than a year and. a bhaif, she now bas .speaking parts.ini eigbteen br-oadcast, programis each week, maniy of, themi on thé national .cbains, and portrays ail, feminine roles f rom stately matron to servile meuil. Tbere's a reason, then. shé says, whv iber drive may flot alWays land luin the- f airway and wvby. upon occasion, she may for- get what's trUMP at bridge. Sie. is an exp erienced equestrienne. loves to drive ber own car, is a strong swimi-ner and bas one beauty prize j oeof IKeîiilworth. New on. the. Public Servie 'Thrift. Table" ýthîs GRILL Also for chops, scramblod 0998. hum,, pe.c-k...w 's the handiest little tale griUl we've ever men--with two pockct@ for fried eggs and a roomy section for bacon. Even heat distribu- tion (nichrome *lement) A iff the .cbromepiated b asefor washing. A reailbargain- (Cor ex raýsec it by A ianos ai your Public Service Store. Other. bar-gains àon thef"Thrift Table":##e Shakespeare festival,.. at Malverfl during the Malvern festival, and a wveek, at Oxford.. Miss Aldrich is a metuber of the Winnetka . Drama chlb. and. a zraduate of Ferry Hall ami the Goodman Theater school. District Su 1141 Central Avenue Phone Wilmette 5150 ,Kil:wir PA] $295