' s ▁Sau cy ▁Baby ▁Show ▁in ▁Sav ann ah , ▁and ▁by ▁age ▁ 9 ▁had ▁a ▁regular ▁radio ▁show ▁performing ▁as ▁" B aby ▁Y v onne ▁Marie , ▁the ▁Little ▁Princess ▁of ▁the ▁Air ". ▁Her ▁professional ▁debut ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁Ro xy ▁Theatre ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁regional ▁success es ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁Major ▁Bow es ▁contest , ▁she ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Harry ▁James , ▁who ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁change ▁her ▁name . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁she ▁re called : ▁" He ▁said ▁you ▁don ' t ▁look ▁like ▁Y v onne ▁Marie ▁Anton ette ▁Jas me . ▁And ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁no ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁marque e ▁for ▁me . ▁You ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁Con nie ▁to ▁me ." ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁on ▁The ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Cost ello ▁Show ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁She ▁later ▁joined ▁Tommy ▁Dor sey , ▁and ▁H aines ▁cred ited ▁Dor sey ▁with ▁developing ▁her ▁style ▁further . ▁H aines ▁performed ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁films , ▁including ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Id aho . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁H aines ▁had ▁a ▁program , ▁Con nie ▁H aines ▁Entertain s , ▁on ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁Progress ive ▁Broadcast ing ▁System . ▁ ▁She ▁later ▁did ▁a ▁television ▁show ▁with ▁Frank ie ▁La ine . ▁On