Week three of rehearsals for The Royale Rehearsals for The Royale moved off site last week so Madani Younis (director of the play and Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre) has had to telephone in the next in his series of dispatches… So we’re now in week 3 and we’ve spent a great deal of time…
On February 25 1901, Jack Johnson fought Joe Choynski in Galveston. This was in the early days of Johnson’s career and Choynski, a popular and experienced heavyweight, knocked him out in the third round. Because prizefighting was illegal in Texas at the time, they were both arrested. Bail was set at $5,000 which neither could afford.…
