#marriott newsies

[crystaltreebee]

I’ve never seen this head canon so I’m just going to toss this out here-

intersex & genderqueer Buttons <3

mostly masc presenting but it fluctuates

[make-friends-with-the-rats]

Miss Medda Larkin (+Bowery Beauties), Marriot Newsies (2017) costumes by Sally Dolembo

[jackmkelly]

ALSO! i just love regional productions of newsies anyway if thats not clear and marriott’s jack and kath are now engaged ! huge!

[undescribed1mage]

modern buttons only wears clothing with buttons on them. btw

the vision ^^^

[chimeofthecomet]

for an art request... maybe marriott buttons? or any of the marriott girls? :0

the her,,,

[thats-our-cue-girls]

Day 7: Free Day

I don't know much about Marriott Newsies, but I wanted to draw these guys together.

[amysstarlesslife]

the doctor who companions are stronger than i am because if i started travelling in the tardis the first place i'd go would be to see the 2017 marriott theatre production of newsies! the musical .

[girlsies-week-2023]

Remember, girlsies week starts next week !! (Also remember to check out my Guide to Girlsies, here !! The prompt list is pinned to this profile.)

[number1smallsfan]

a couple other newsies were understudied by women over the original productions, including “Talls” (pictured with Smalls), “Puddles,” and Sniper by Molly Jobe, Liana Hunt, and Ginna Claire Mason

the marriott theatre production in 2017 portrayed Jojo and Buttons explicitly as newsgirls, as well as brooklyn’s Joey and “Rafaela”

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/number1smallsfan/183821741481

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/number1smallsfan/190136994286

A History of Girlsies

After a rise popularity of the 'girlsies' after Newises UK introduced Brooklyn as an all-female group of Newises, I decided to look deeper into the history of newsgirls at the time.

This is only for fun and a way for me to acknowledge the women at the time who until Newsies UK, were rarely given a spotlight in Newsies media.

Late 1800s

In 1868, there were roughly 300 newgirls and 2000 newsboys living in New York, but exact numbers were hard to state as newsies were 'at all hours in all public places’

Prior to mid 1800s, many newsgirls had to dress as boys in order to bypass social prohibitions

There were newsgirls of different backgrounds, education, class and age, but most were age 8-20

Many newsgirls were expert sellers, making names for themselves, having their own territories and gaining devoted customers

Multiple sources state the intelligence of the newsgirls being higher than that of the newsboys, likely having to work more than the newsboys to make the same wage

The media at the time presented newsgirls as pretty, witty and resourceful, whilst the newsgirls described themselves as real people in unfortunate situations

People within society had opposing reports on newsgirls, as some stated them to be stylish, respectable and intelligent, whilst others stated their crudeness, and raggedness and coarseness

There are many more mixed accounts, as others report newsgirls as heroic, behaving far better than the newsboys, respecting the city more and going out of their way to help civilians

The newsgirls were widely disliked as the idea of girls working on the streets was seen as evil and it was believed that the girls would put the newsboys out of business

It was also believed that the girls would be corrupted and lose their innocence and therefore should leave the work to the boys

This led many newgirls to work in less seen areas of the city, as the newsboys ran the city, making their presence known

What was most loved about the newsboys, such as their camaraderie and hardwork, was hated about the newsgirls

The girls often faced injustices and dangers far greater than the boys. Newsgirls as young as eleven were often harassed, robbed by male street workers, abducted and assaulted. This was used in the defence of banning all newsgirls under sixteen

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

In the late 1880s, the community disliked the newsgirls so deeply that they wanted to get the girls off the street for good. It was passed that girls under 16 were no longer allowed to sell papers

They disguised this cruelty as an act of kindness to protect the girls and guide them to a life of motherhood and domesticity

The girls listened before one day fighting back, all swarming to the streets

A few years later, another attack on the newsgirls occured due to complaints from newsboys, publishers and patrons

Newsgirls were given warnings, and if they were to return to selling papers, then and their parents would be arrested and punished severely

By the end of the 19th century as few as 12 newsgirls under 16 were left in New York City

This ban extended to the newsboys in 1899, but little consequence was given and enforcement was low, unlike the ban on newsgirls

Newsgirls in New York:

Notable New York Newsgirls

Winnie and Sadie Horn (‘the soubrette newsgirls’)

In the late 1800s, they were two of the most famous newsgirls, working from 3pm to 3am everyday

Winnie was blind in one eye and dressed eccentrically, reporting to have spoken in Shakespearean English. She would scribble quotes from literature, such as the bible and Shakespeare, on her newspapers

Winnies loyal customers ranged from the New York City mayor to Theodore Roosevelt

Winnie was known as ‘winsome Winnie’ and ‘queen of the newsies’

They stated that them and their sisters were ‘born newsgirls’

Winnie was notable and had many mentions in the papers up until her death:

Mary Welter

Marywent to school until she was 13 and wanted to continue, but she had to support her family

She sold papers at twenty-third street ferry and upwards of 10 dollars a week ($328)

She would stay focused on business when and the competing newsboys inevitably began to act up throughout the day, she would take their customers

Newsies the musical

Before Newsies UK, there were no newsgirl characters. Despite claims of characters such as Smalls being women, they were dressed as newsboys and the Smalls Broadway actress, Laurie Veldheer, stated that Smalls is a boy.

Smalls in Newsies OBC:

With characters as old as 17 (Jack Kelly), and newsgirls of over 16 being allowed to work at this time, along with evidence of newsgirls taking part in the strike, there is no reason for newsgirls to have been left out of the story. There are arguments that may be made about Brooklyn being all women and the inaccuracies of this, but I pose to that how accurate is it for the newsies to be singing, dancing, and flying.

Brooklyn in Newsies UK:

A final note: This may seem redundant after titling this post ‘the history of girlsies’, but I feel the need to point it out: ‘Newsies’ isn’t a gendered term. Newsgirls throughout history have referred to themselves as ‘newsies’. There is no need to other newsgirls and separate them from the term. They are newsies and their gender doesn’t change that.

I hope this can shed some light on newsgirls and their history, and why their stories should be heard alongside the retellings of the newsboys.

Sources:

Extra: The history of America’s girl newsies

Backstage at “newsies” with Ben fankhauser and Tommy bracco

“The newsgirl question”: competing frames of progressive era girl newsies

Newsies vs. The World

[fr3sh-c0rn]

yurr introduction post

name: c0rn, fr3sh, and bertie work fine

Gender and sexual orientation: I am ftm trans and use he/him, as well as being aro/ace

Age: naur (tryna strike a chord and it's probably a minoorrrrrrr)

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Fav animal: The okapi

Favorite color: orange BABBYYYY

hobbies: crotchet, reading, drawing, painting, video games, learning German and French, playing trumpet (learning euphonium!!!!), singing, making shitposts, scrapbooking, literary analysis, writing, and making references to vines nobody remembers

Favorite Music Artists: Glass Animals, CG5, Tyler The Creator, Bronze Radio Return, Mama Cass, iDKHOW, James Marriott, half alive, BABYMETAL, Weezer, Five Finger Death Punch, Newdad (etc etc)

Songs on repeat:

Headlock -- Imogen Heap

Usurper -- NXCRE

down to the river -- Mitchel Dae

Evil -- Interpol

Far From Home -- Five Finger Death Punch

Romanticize This -- James Marriott

moots: @silly-lil-scribbles @tox1c-tears @jaycethetherian @1kazul

have a slay day. if you care.

[dustyy-angel]

***Only the least voted option will be eliminated***

Ngl I really struggled to find media for this years polls so please reblog with any propaganda you have for the polls <3

[noxexistant]

thinkin about them (marriott theatre newsies)

[make-friends-with-the-rats]

Katherine Plumber (+Darcy Reid), Marriot Newsies (2017) costumes by Sally Dolembo

[jackmkelly]

hello I am here 2 ask you if you have any marriott girls thoughts? :0

the newshes :’))

this actually made me dive ti refresh my memory on them didnt realize joey was tiffany tatreau LMFAO

but yeah i think they are all so cute and cool and so badass and their costumes are stunning and also☝️gfs

[undescribed1mage]

Adrienne Balducci (neé Storrs) as Buttons Davenport in King of New York from Marriott Theater's Newsies! (2017)

[undescribed1mage]

I DO !!!

Okay so.

Joey (who is Race's cousin, 4 anyone who doesn't know :)) is specifically related 2 JB Race. I know that she'd technically be related 2 Marriott Race but her being related to JB Race makes the most sense in my writer head (also he's the Race I've been writing into this fic so) !! She says oyster the same way that Race does, and she's also the newsie that Spot sends after the seize the day fight <3 Her real name is Josephine !! She's about sixteen at the time of the strike :) & a lot of her clothes are hand me downs from Hildy

Hildy was the Brooklyn leader before Spot was, & in the canon in my head she isn't a newsie at the time of the strike !! Her real name is Hildegard, and she's one of around three brooklyn newsies with parents !!

Rafaela is from Queens !!! She sells in Brooklyn because like. all of her friends are there, and she stays in the lodging house at least two nights a week !! She, Ritz & Pips are the youngest brooklyn Newsies (not really a hc since she's canonically abt 14 but still) & she's. closest with Joey out of all of the brooklyn Newsies (& she was super close with Hildy) !!

hands you a microphone. do you have any marriott brooklyn girls thoughts.?

takes the microphone sheepishly

HELLO !! UMMM SOOOO,, UNTIL ABOUT A MINUTE AGO I DID NOT KNOW,,, WHO THEY WERE ,,,, THE CLAIM IN MY BIO IS FALLING SHORT ,,,,,

But you know what now the knowledge of EVEN MORE girlsies to hoard in my little collection has actually changed the course of the day i have much more research to do into new blorbos. If anyone has a video recording i would be forever grateful 🙏🙏

Y'know you've come up a lot in that little search no pressure but i may hand the microphone right back over to begin the data collection,, do you have any marriot brooklyn girls thoughts