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A newsboy statute at another end of the park was mutilated by thieves earlier this year, leaving behind only two bronze shoes.

Looks were styled with exaggerated hats, including an oversized leather newsboy cap with eyelets, and a white baseball cap transformed to sculptural effect with white feathers.

“As a ‘Newsies’ fan myself, I used to imagine myself as a newsboy, singing and dancing as my own character,” said Stamp.

That’s when I saw an unfamiliar person wearing thick reading glasses and a newsboy cap.

She had last visited the statues a year ago when the newsboy still stood.