Okay imma get slightly ranty here but uh the fandom is fully incorrect when they say Race's name is Anthony, Racetrack Higgins was an actual leader in the real Newsboys Strike of 1899, he was actually the leader of Brooklyn (it's widely speculated that Spot Conlon was actually just an alias of his which makes Sprace that much funnier of a ship) and his real name is known to be Ed, not Anthony
I’m gonna rant along with you for a second if you’ll allow me :). Race, Jack, Spot, Buttons, and Barney Peanuts are all names that were mentioned in the papers as being associated with the strike. All their tales and stories are sort of formed into one figure in the musical, Jack Kelly. So yes, in real life Race’s name probably wasn’t Anthony, but the fandom pretty much agrees that the fictional, Manhattan version of “Race” is Anthony. Thanks for the cool comment btw!
@@sparrow8534 Spot Conlon was the Grand Master Workboy of Brooklyn-I don't think the Brooklyn newises really had a "leader," but Racetrack stepped in when David and Blink were bought out. they could have been the same person, but no one really knows because it was really badly documented (correct me if I'm wrong)
Another thing you may know this already but- Kids Blink was basically the Jack Kelly in real life and I don’t think there was a kid blink in the Broadway version and if there is someone please tell me cause I need to know cause recently newsies was put on in a school and there wasn’t a kid blink
Racetrack is called Racetrack because he bets on horses by the tracks on the daily. Specs is called Specs because he can't see. Crutchie is called Crutchie because he has exactly one crutch. Davey is called Davey cause Jack gave him that nickname from David. & Spot is called Spot because he has a Dalmatian and all the Brooklyn boys started calling him that.
The fact that I actually know an Adam who looks nothing like Davey (doesn’t act like him either) but could still see Davey’s name being Adam says a lot lol
I play Jojo in a production of Newsies and to be completely honest I’m kinda digging the name Jonah. Like, hello newsies fandom his real name doesn’t have to be JORGELINO JOSEPHINO DE LA GUERRA. Like dAmN that’s long, it could be Jonah De La Guerra.
Its historically accurate tho, considering the Spanish-american war that happened a year prior to the musical timeline. And jonah isn't a Spanish name, so it would make no sense to have his last name be of Spanish descent. And Spanish names are usually very long anyway.
And Jorgelino Josephino de la Guerra gives us insight onto his past because 'de la Guerra' means from the war, giving us the inference that he comes from a troubled past. I think it's a perfect name for him tbh :)
Jack and Crutchie have The Best Relationship in the Musical, They're like Brothers and when Crutchie hurts Jack Hurts too. Nothing against Spot, but Jack, Davie, and Crutchie are the Stars of the Show.
"Who is he?" (shows pic of Albert) "Stupid" We're doing Newsies as our middle school play. IM PLAYING ALBERT AND I FELT BOTH SLIGHT ANGER AND HAPPINESS AT "Stupid"
3:41 the fact that I once played Tiny Tim in an amateur, last minute short play makes this even funnier. My mom calls me Tiny Timma when it comes to that. Now I wanna play Crutchie. And I’ve gotten more into theater, because that was before I found out I was a theatre kid, so my chances are better.
Also the fact that Andrew Keenan-Bolger was in A Christmas Carole makes it even better! But not as Tiny Tim 😤! But it’s fine because in an interview, he said he relates to Tiny Tim, so it’s fine 😌!
When I first started liking Race I called him "Cigar Kid" because... yah you can guess. We watched it in theatre and whenever he came on screen I would literally fall out of my chair and scream, then I found out his name was Racetrack and I was very concerned :>
Ok but I always thought his name was just "Race". That's what I always heard in the musical. Is the full name "Racetrack" ever mentioned onstage? Where did this come from??
it's a picture of the OBC Specs I believe 💀I couldn't take pictures of the official recording so it's from google I think?? IDK i made this video a LONG time ago
@@CCClarinet12 I would have thought so, thanks for clearing that up. Also I asked this because I have a character in a show that I'm creating who is a newsboy and his name is Newsy. I'll keep it like this, because I named him after the news channel Newsy FYI.
y’all sure love y’alls newsies juice huh?
brokentelevision valid answer
*Fansie noises*
yes indeed
"What do you think his name is?"
"...Stupid."
Okay imma get slightly ranty here but uh the fandom is fully incorrect when they say Race's name is Anthony, Racetrack Higgins was an actual leader in the real Newsboys Strike of 1899, he was actually the leader of Brooklyn (it's widely speculated that Spot Conlon was actually just an alias of his which makes Sprace that much funnier of a ship) and his real name is known to be Ed, not Anthony
I’m gonna rant along with you for a second if you’ll allow me :). Race, Jack, Spot, Buttons, and Barney Peanuts are all names that were mentioned in the papers as being associated with the strike. All their tales and stories are sort of formed into one figure in the musical, Jack Kelly. So yes, in real life Race’s name probably wasn’t Anthony, but the fandom pretty much agrees that the fictional, Manhattan version of “Race” is Anthony. Thanks for the cool comment btw!
@@southartifact Spot Conlon was the leader of the Brooklyn Newsboys Union, Racetrack was just the leader of the Brooklyn Newsies
@@sparrow8534 Spot Conlon was the Grand Master Workboy of Brooklyn-I don't think the Brooklyn newises really had a "leader," but Racetrack stepped in when David and Blink were bought out. they could have been the same person, but no one really knows because it was really badly documented (correct me if I'm wrong)
i just use antonio for the character bc i hc him as from an italian family, but the historical guys name was obviously ed
Another thing you may know this already but- Kids Blink was basically the Jack Kelly in real life and I don’t think there was a kid blink in the Broadway version and if there is someone please tell me cause I need to know cause recently newsies was put on in a school and there wasn’t a kid blink
John Adam is my favourite Newsies character
Decent Grocery Bag omg mine too
Quinta and Jonah are pretty great though too tbh
Mines Samuel Seabury
Same
"Isn't he from Hamilton?"
ME: JAJSFDKJASJDFJKASFJK
*Angry Fansie Noises*
@@oliveintheroom1336 you know what I'm talking about😔👊🏼
Whats your name man?!!!!!?!!
✨The famous jack kelly✨
JAHSGEHWUS
Race’s name is Quinta now
Ikr
When yer famous, DA WOILDS YER ERSTER
"Isn't he from Hamilton?"
Me: *literally screeches into my pillow in order to not wake up the house* AFSHGJDKSAJSHDGJ
The house was sleeping?
“John” “Adam”
Me: is this child trying to say that jack Kelly looks like John Adams.
that's exactly what she's implying
Racetrack is called Racetrack because he bets on horses by the tracks on the daily.
Specs is called Specs because he can't see.
Crutchie is called Crutchie because he has exactly one crutch.
Davey is called Davey cause Jack gave him that nickname from David.
& Spot is called Spot because he has a Dalmatian and all the Brooklyn boys started calling him that.
I heard it's spot cos the real spot conlon from the real Newsies strike apparently had heaps of freckles
@@jarrodshirtcliffe2042 Oh shoot, didn't know that :0 Source? Would love to read on it
I see things that say Spot's real name was Sean Patrick Conlon but I like this explanation better
@@fiona940 That's def a thing I've heard also!! I just heard that in the OG movie trivia Spot had a dog and that was why but they're all kinda guessed
So, basically, all of the newsies are named Adam now.
Nice.
Roll call.
Adam
Adam
Adam
Adam
Adam
Adam
Adam
Adam
AND IM
ADAM
@macaronweasley8100Adam 🙋♂️
Davey does look like an Adam 💀😂
The fact that I actually know an Adam who looks nothing like Davey (doesn’t act like him either) but could still see Davey’s name being Adam says a lot lol
My brother is called Adam and he looks like Davey with a beard lol
I’m not even lying when she said “isn’t he from Hamilton?” I DID THE DEATH FOLD THAT HAMILTON DOES AND FELL ON THE FLOOR!
😭
I play Jojo in a production of Newsies and to be completely honest I’m kinda digging the name Jonah. Like, hello newsies fandom his real name doesn’t have to be JORGELINO JOSEPHINO DE LA GUERRA. Like dAmN that’s long, it could be Jonah De La Guerra.
Its historically accurate tho, considering the Spanish-american war that happened a year prior to the musical timeline. And jonah isn't a Spanish name, so it would make no sense to have his last name be of Spanish descent. And Spanish names are usually very long anyway.
And Jorgelino Josephino de la Guerra gives us insight onto his past because 'de la Guerra' means from the war, giving us the inference that he comes from a troubled past. I think it's a perfect name for him tbh :)
"i have too many of him already"
Rachel Liauw I’m over here thinking, it literally had to be race
Tiny Tim was HEARTBREAKING OML
Fun fact: Racetrack’s name, LIKE HIS REAL NAME, was Edward Elmer Higgins
tInY tIm
julianna: hahaHEEEE
“he looks like an adam”
ben fankhauser: plays adam in tmo
Yay! Another TMO fan!
Jack and Crutchie have The Best Relationship in the Musical, They're like Brothers and when Crutchie hurts Jack Hurts too. Nothing against Spot, but Jack, Davie, and Crutchie are the Stars of the Show.
"tInY tIm"
HALEHahaahhaa
"ItS nOt My FaUlT"
"She looks like Camila cabado"
"uR tEsTiNg mE oN sTuFf I dOnT kNoW"
"Aloysuis"
"IsNt He FrOm HaMiLtOn?"
I lost it at tiny tim 💀
Guessing Patrick on Finch would have been incredible
THEY DID NOT JUST CALL ALBERT STUPID LMFAO
0:46 me: David, Davey, Davey Jacobs, David Jacobs, MOM
I mean Albert can be stupid....
"Who is he?" (shows pic of Albert)
"Stupid"
We're doing Newsies as our middle school play. IM PLAYING ALBERT AND I FELT BOTH SLIGHT ANGER AND HAPPINESS AT "Stupid"
I mean, jailbreaker does kind of fit Spot 😂
I bet he'd get out of any sort of imprisonment
3:41 the fact that I once played Tiny Tim in an amateur, last minute short play makes this even funnier. My mom calls me Tiny Timma when it comes to that. Now I wanna play Crutchie. And I’ve gotten more into theater, because that was before I found out I was a theatre kid, so my chances are better.
Also the fact that Andrew Keenan-Bolger was in A Christmas Carole makes it even better! But not as Tiny Tim 😤! But it’s fine because in an interview, he said he relates to Tiny Tim, so it’s fine 😌!
I LOWKEY DIED AT ALOYSUIS
NO ONE GETS THE TINY TIM JOKE
yall the andrew keenen bolger 2 minute QnA watch it
Yeah I've seen it 😂😂
Patrick~~~ Darlinggg~~~~~~ Since u left me I am undone~~~~~~
Billy bob joe
when she said "stupid" i was about to throw hands-
Same 😭
That was a full-on Watch What Happens squeal when they said “tiny Tim” 😭
Nah fr for me too
3:44 that is Crutchies new name
adam is my favorite
the question is *which one*
oh yeah also Quinta
Is it a question of if burr or which one?
I mean John was kinda close?
QUINTA I DIED XD
When I first started liking Race I called him "Cigar Kid" because... yah you can guess. We watched it in theatre and whenever he came on screen I would literally fall out of my chair and scream, then I found out his name was Racetrack and I was very concerned :>
Ok but I always thought his name was just "Race". That's what I always heard in the musical. Is the full name "Racetrack" ever mentioned onstage? Where did this come from??
@@estherhinds6314 It gets mentioned on the original movie, the one from like 1997
@@Its_Not_Me_Its_You oh that makes sense! I haven't seen the 90s movie in years
Fun fact: his real name was Ed! Race was a real person in history!
nobody:
Her: *aDaM*
Welp JoJo was from Hamilton
5:11 all in favor of naming Jack that like this comment
So no one else is gonna look at the fact that
I HAVE NEVER SEENS A SPECS LIKE THAT
WHAT NEWSIES ARE YOU WATCHING IS IT STARTING KACK JELLY!?!?
it's a picture of the OBC Specs I believe 💀I couldn't take pictures of the official recording so it's from google I think?? IDK i made this video a LONG time ago
Bro…I WAS DYING WHEN SHE SAID TINY TIM FOR CRUTCHIE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was the best guess ever 😂
1:52 me: UNCLE AL *Le intense gasp*
YOUR SAYING I'M STUPID?
"...if you're waiting for me to say no its gonna be a long night."- one meme I saw sometime
But ur not
AL UR LITERALLY MY FAVORITE
Bro called Albert stupid lmao
jAiLbReAkEr 😂😂😂
When you're talking about one in singular, is it a Newsie or a Newsy?
It’s a Newsie
@@CCClarinet12 I would have thought so, thanks for clearing that up.
Also I asked this because I have a character in a show that I'm creating who is a newsboy and his name is Newsy. I'll keep it like this, because I named him after the news channel Newsy FYI.
DONT DO ALBERT LIEK THAT
"stupid" accurate
im in a drama program and we are doing newsies the musical jr and I play snyder the spider very fun
jailbreaker had me dying
tiny tim... so true
"isnt he from hamilton" lol
maxwell lol
I think the name Spot was just a nickname.
Tell Jeremy Jordan he is now John.
IM ALLISON
HIS NAME IS RACE/RACER IN THE BROADWAY!
Race's actual name is Edward or Ed.
"adam" "adam" "adam" "adam" "adam" "adam" "ADAM"
0/10 no Romeo 😔
Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life!
"John. Adam"
𝔍𝔬𝔥𝔫 𝔄𝔡𝔞𝔪𝔰?
I know hi-