 He returned to Ogden and worked as a stagehand and back-up actor for the Ogden Opera Company before going to study at the Leland Powers School in Boston.While there he also served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), in part because his uncle, Ben E. Rich, was the mission president.While in Boston, Pardoe also performed with the Boston Grand Opera and was a correspondent for the "Deseret News".