▁early ▁phase ▁of ▁her ▁career . ▁ ▁Johnny ▁Car son ▁had ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁half ▁a ▁dozen ▁times ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁favorite ▁of ▁his ▁television ▁audience ▁and ▁himself ▁personally . ▁He ▁described ▁her ▁as ▁an ▁" ex c iting ▁new ▁singer ." ▁During ▁one ▁show , ▁she ▁j oked ▁with ▁Gr ou cho ▁Marx ▁who ▁liked ▁her ▁style ▁of ▁humor . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁she ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁appearances ▁on ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show . ▁She ▁was ▁later ▁a ▁coh ost ▁on ▁the ▁Mike ▁Douglas ▁Show , ▁and ▁also ▁made ▁an ▁impact ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Bob ▁Hope ▁spe ci als . ▁Perform ing ▁with ▁her ▁on ▁The ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan ▁Show ▁was ▁Liber ace ▁who ▁became ▁an ▁instant ▁fan ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁singer . ▁Liber ace ▁invited ▁her ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁to ▁perform ▁as ▁his ▁opening ▁act ▁at ▁the ▁Riv iera ▁Hotel . ▁Liber ace ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁introdu cing ▁Bar bra ▁to ▁aud ien ces ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast . ▁The ▁following ▁September ▁during ▁her ▁on going ▁shows ▁at ▁Har rah ' s ▁Hotel ▁in ▁Lake ▁T ah oe , ▁she ▁and ▁Elli ott ▁G ould ▁took ▁time ▁off ▁to ▁get ▁married ▁in ▁Car son ▁City , ▁Nev ada . ▁With ▁her ▁career ▁and ▁popular ity ▁rising ▁so ▁quickly , ▁she ▁saw ▁her ▁marriage ▁to