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“Newsies (the Musical)” Photo Gallery – Colfax High School and Colfax Middle School
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- A LITTLE HELP FROM FRIENDS — The newsboys on strike in New York City in 1899 in “Newsies (The Musical)” received help from an unlikely source, McKenna Yingst (Katherine Plumber, who was Joseph Pulitzer’s daughter). Plumber wanted to write hard news and got her big break with the strike. “Newsies” was performed in the Martin Anderson Gymnasium by Colfax High School and Colfax Middle School students March 22, 23 and 24. — Photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
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- REINFORCEMENTS — When Brooklyn, Manhattan and the other boroughs in New York City decided to join the newsboys strike in 1899, strength in numbers made them successful in obtaining better terms for selling their newspapers. Students from Colfax High School and Colfax Middle School performed “Newsies (The Musical),” based on the Newsboys Strike of 1899, in the Martin Anderson Gymnasium at Colfax High School March 22, 23 and 24. — Photo by LeAnn R. Ralph
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- SONG AND DANCE — “Newsies (The Musical)” was full of energetic song and dance performed by Colfax High School and Colfax Middle School students at performances in the Martin Anderson Gymnasium March 22, 23 and 24. — Photo by LeAnn R. Ralph