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Dateline: 19th October, 2004
Karloff and the Globe Purse The Boris Karloff Foundation has recently donated a four-figure sum to Central School of Speech and Drama. The money is being used to create a bursary for a graduate to work with Globe Education for twelve months. The first recipient of the bursary, Susie Walker, graduated this year from Central School of Speech and Drama with first class honours in BA (Hons.) Drama, Applied Theatre and Education and recently joined Shakespeare’s Globe in a full-time capacity. During her bursary year she will be encouraged to take part in all aspects of the department’s work and to develop her skills in this extremely busy environment. Boris Karloff was born on November 23, 1887 in Camberwell, south London. He moved to Hollywood after World War I and found success in the silent film industry, appearing in over 45 movies including an installment in the popular Tarzan series. When Bela Lugosi refused to take a silent role which involved having his face hidden by make-up, the role of the monster in Frankenstein went to Boris Karloff, who subsequently went on to star in dozens of similar films. The bursary is known as the ‘Globe Purse’ and the recipient, the ‘Purseholder’. It is hoped the fund will bridge the gap between study and full-time employment in the field of arts education. One of the more unusual stipulations of the grant is that the Purseholder must watch at least one of Boris Karloff’s films and familiarise themselves with the life of the actor. Education lies at the heart of Shakespeare’s Globe Trust’s mission. Globe Education welcomes 70,000 students to its programmes, workshops and lectures each year, and through the Globe website reaches audiences throughout the world. Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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