The Brooklyn Bridge
N3: Ani, Rose, and Boots join 1,000 children on the bridge.
N1: Traffic is at a standstill.
CROWD: Newsies on strike!
SULLY: We demand a fair deal!
N2: A wagon carrying papers tries to get through the crowd.
N3: Newsies swarm the wagon like ants on a hot dog.
BOOTS: Get those papers!
N1: The protesters overturn the wagon. They throw papers over the side of the bridge.
N2: The driver runs off.
SULLY: You tell Mr. Hearst that we ain’t givin’ up!
CROWD: Wooo! Woooo! Yeah!
N3: Hearst’s car pulls up. The crowd gets quiet.
HEARST: Listen up! The papers will cost the same. But if you go back to work, I’ll buy back every paper you don’t sell.
N1: The children murmur to one another.
ANI: Is that a good deal?
BOOTS: Sure it is. When you can’t sell your papers, you’ll get your money back.
N2: Ani calls out.
ANI: I like it!
ROSE: Me too!
SULLY: We’ll take it!
CROWD: Wooooo! Yeah! Yeah!