▁received ▁a ▁prize ▁of ▁five ▁dollars , ▁which ▁according ▁to ▁De ▁Carlo , ▁meant ▁as ▁much ▁to ▁her ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁as ▁if ▁she ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize . ▁She ▁also ▁wrote ▁short ▁plays , ▁which ▁she ▁usually ▁st aged ▁in ▁her ▁grand par ents ' ▁house , ▁and ▁even ▁adapted ▁Charles ▁Dick ens ' ▁A ▁Christmas ▁Carol ▁for ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁performance . ▁ ▁Marie ▁wanted ▁her ▁daughter ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁show ▁business ▁and ▁made ▁sure ▁Peg gy ▁received ▁the ▁necessary ▁singing ▁and ▁dan cing ▁less ons . ▁Peg gy ▁joined ▁the ▁cho ir ▁of ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁to ▁strength en ▁her ▁voice , ▁and ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ten ▁( or ▁three , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁interview ), ▁her ▁mother ▁en rolled ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁June ▁R oper ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Dance ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁a ▁Vari ety ▁news ▁item ▁listed ▁" Y v onne ▁de ▁Carlo " ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁perform ers ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Hy ▁S inger ' s ▁Pal om ar ▁ball room ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Pal om ar ▁Su pper ▁Club ) ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁ ▁Early ▁Career ▁ ▁Begin nings ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁( 1 9 4 0 – 1 9 4 2 ) ▁ ▁De ▁Carlo ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁made ▁several ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁she ▁won ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the