Mary Bonin was born in Russia, but has lived in England since the age of three. Miss Bonin began her career as a dancer at the age of ten, and four years later, during the war, began to sing at concerts and in hospitals. After a course of serious study Miss Bonin gave several recitals and appeared in opera at the Old Vic. She first broadcast in 1925 and since that time has been heard on several occasions from Milan. Miss Bonin's artistic interests are not confined to music alone, for she has won considerable success at painting and sculpture.