Charlie Jardine in the 1957 Verdun United YAG Revue.
I spoke this week with June Jardine because her surname had come up recently and I hoped she could give me the skinny on a couple of things. I wanted to know if she was related to this Charlie Jardine who shows up in a few pictures from the Verdun United shows of the 50s and 60s. These were elaborate musical revues put together by the church’s Young Adult Group of the time. As some of you surely know, Charlie was June’s husband. They were already young marrieds when this photo was taken in 1957. The “fashion show” was a popular portion of these revues, and June recalls Harvey Mercer and others combing the bazaars and rummage sales for period dresses that the men – Charlie, Ed Chaffey, Don Peddar -- might fit into.
I think Charles Jardine looks like a million bucks in this outfit, don’t you?
The late Ed Chaffey collected and labeled many pictures from those years. I was confused at first when he indicated that Charlie was in the one below… until I realized he must have been in the horse costume! I won’t speculate as to which (ahem) half of the horse he was.
June Jardine is in this one as well. She’s one of the “soldiers” in white hats and boots in what seems to be a Nutcracker-inspired number.
I hope you won’t find my comments irreverent. I love looking back at these photos. It’s so obvious what a good time everyone was having! From what I’ve heard about Charlie Jardine, who sadly passed away in 2010, he was a good sport with a terrific sense of humour.
