, ▁but ▁after ▁months ▁of ▁practice ▁and ▁hard ▁work , ▁Gran l und ▁featured ▁her ▁in ▁a ▁" K ing ▁Kong ▁number ." ▁In ▁it , ▁she ▁dan ced , ▁and ▁cast ▁off ▁several ▁ch iff on ▁ve ils ▁before ▁being ▁carried ▁away ▁by ▁a ▁g or illa . ▁She ▁was ▁given ▁more ▁solo ▁rout ines ▁and ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁sound ie . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁dan cing ▁at ▁the ▁Flor ent ine ▁Gard ens ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁imm igration ▁officials ▁and ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Gran l und ▁sent ▁a ▁tele gram ▁to ▁imm igration ▁officials ▁p led ging ▁his ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁De ▁Carlo ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁and ▁aff ir med ▁his ▁offer ▁of ▁steady ▁employ ment , ▁both ▁requirements ▁to ▁re enter ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁she ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁rev ue , ▁Hollywood ▁Re vel s , ▁at ▁the ▁Or phe um ▁Theatre . ▁A ▁critic ▁from ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁review ed ▁it ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁" dan cing ▁of ▁Y v onne ▁de ▁Carlo ▁is ▁especially ▁notable ." ▁She ▁made ▁her ▁radio ▁debut ▁with ▁Edmund ▁L owe ▁and ▁Victor ▁Mc L ag len ▁who ▁were ▁performing ▁extract s ▁from ▁a ▁series ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁Fl agg - Qu int ▁performances . ▁ ▁De ▁Carlo ▁wanted ▁to ▁act . ▁At ▁the ▁encourag