David Jacobs

David Jacobs, nicknamed Davey and sometimes called Mouth, is one of the main protagonists of the film and stage musical Newsies. He and his brother Les join the Manhattan newsboys and help to organize and lead the strike.
== Canon ==
Davey begins working as a newsboy at the start of the musical, alongside his younger brother Les. His father has recently lost his job, so the rest of the family is taking up work to pay for essentials. Jack is his selling partner, and the two of them co-found the Manhattan union. He is the primary organizer of the strike and associated rallies. 
== Fandom ==
===Lamp!David===
Lamp!David is a meme AU in which David Jacobs is actually, whether literally or metaphorically, a lamp. It is sometimes related to the sexy lamp test.my favorite thing abt the lamp!davey thing is... ask by anonymous (January 27, 2015) It was originally inspired by a meme in which Tumblr user seize-the-davey removed David from an introduction and left Jack pointing at a lamp, a post which has over 2,000 notes.when your best friend is actually a lamp by seize-the-davey (January 23, 2015)
It has been debated whether David can talk as a lamp, he is treated as a nonspeaking person despite being a lamp, or Les does a voice for him, among other options. In most interpretations of David as a literal lamp, the strike is still his idea.okay but so the question is this by letssoakemforcrutchie, reblogs by david-jacobs-would and icamelatetothenewsiesparty (January 25, 2015)same post, different reblogs by david-jacobs-would and seize-the-davey (January 25, 2015)
====Examples====
*Our Light fic by seize-the-davey (January 25, 2015)
*David is the Light of My Life by theangryplaywright (September 16, 2019)
===Mom Friend===
David is frequently written as a "mom friend," with Jack sometimes being a "dad friend." This is often credited to stage actor Ben Fankhauser. The trope has recently been a subject of controversy, with fans criticizing what they see as found family being placed in a nuclear family box. 
===Ethnicity===
David is popularly interpreted as Jewish, and the rest of his family by extension. In the original Hard Promises script, which the fandom has had access to since the late 1990s, his family lived in Jewtown and Wiesel called him Jewish slurs.Highlights of the 1991 Script by newsiesquare on Tumblr (2018) In addition, the official novelization, published in 1992 when the film came out, portrays David as Jewish.I don’t know 100% where it’s from, but in addition to what everyone else has said, it’s stated in the Newsies book that was published in 1992 with the movie! by to-be-a-dreamer on Tumblr Other fans came by this without knowledge of the script on the basis of the Jacobs family's names, which are Jewish in background.David Jacobs on the Newsies Fanfiction Wiki In more recent fandom, David has also been portrayed as Jewish because his original Broadway actor, Ben Fankhauser, is Jewish. While some fans in the past have written Davey as culturally Christian,The Christmas Angel by Action Monroe (1999) this is uncommon now.
=== Neurodivergency ===
David is frequently interpreted or headcanoned as anxious and/or autistic. His Newsiepedia bio highlights difficulty reading social cues, a strong sense of ethics, antisocial behavior, and nervousness.
=== Shipping ===
* David Jacobs/Jack Kelly
*Bryan Denton/David Jacobs
*Crutchie/David Jacobs/Jack Kelly
*Jack Kelly/Katherine Plumber/David Jacobs
==Example Fanworks==
===Fanfiction===
*Davey Gets Even by Andrea (c. 1999)
*How I Spent My Summer Vacation by queenitsy (2007)
*Mountain Ridge Camp for Boys by timetogoslumming (2017)
*it all comes back to you by scarlettroses (2018)
*Something Worth Winning by pjean19 (2019)
==Fannish Links==
*David Jacobs tag on AO3
*Character Profile: Davey (Musical and Film Version) on Newsiepedia
*David J. in Newsies (Movie) on Fanfiction.net
*Davey in Newsies (Play/Musical) on Fanfiction.net
==References ==
Category:Newsies Characters