# The Good Companions — Character guide

> Key figures in The Good Companions by J. B. Priestley.

- [Inigo Jollifant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/inigo_jollifant.md): A young schoolmaster and aspiring pianist who joins the Good Companions.
- [Jess Oakroyd](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jess_oakroyd.md): A Yorkshire working man who leaves home to seek adventure with the troupe.
- [Elizabeth Trant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/elizabeth_trant.md): A genteel spinster who takes a holiday and becomes the troupe's manager.
- [Susie Dean](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/susie_dean.md): A lively young actress and singer, the leading lady of the Good Companions.
- [Joe Brundit](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/joe_brundit.md): The massive, good-humored comedian and principal comic of the troupe.
- [Jimmy Nunn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jimmy_nunn.md): A veteran actor-manager who helps organize the Good Companions.
- [Morton Mitcham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/morton_mitcham.md): A pompous and scheming theatrical entrepreneur who opposes the troupe.
- [Jerry Jerningham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/jerry_jerningham.md): A handsome but shallow young actor in the company.
- [Elsie Longstaff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/elsie_longstaff.md): A young woman who joins the troupe as a chorus girl.
- [Joby Jackson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/joby_jackson.md): A knowing and voluble stagehand and handyman for the company.
- [Monte Mortimer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/monte_mortimer.md): A great but fading music-hall star who performs with the troupe.
- [Effie Longstaff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/effie_longstaff.md): Elsie's sister, another young woman in the chorus.
- [Miss Thong](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/miss_thong.md): A diminutive and eccentric performer in the company.
- [Sam Oglethorpe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/sam_oglethorpe.md): An old friend of Jess Oakroyd from Yorkshire.
- [Lady Partlit](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/lady_partlit.md): A wealthy but troubled patroness of the arts.
- [Mr. Fauntley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_fauntley.md): A local businessman and potential investor in the troupe.
- [Mr. Memsworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_memsworth.md): A theatrical agent or manager of some repute.
- [Eric Tipstead](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/eric_tipstead.md): A nervous and put-upon husband in a comic subplot.
- [Mr. Pitsner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_pitsner.md): A mournful theatrical manager from Felder.
- [Mrs. Tarvin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mrs_tarvin.md): An older woman involved in the theatrical world.
- [Mr. Truby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_truby.md): A Cheltenham businessman who comments on others.
- [Mr. Medworth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_medworth.md): A smart man mentioned in theatrical circles.
- [Fred Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/fred_smith.md): A minor character, possibly a stagehand.
- [Mr. Milbrau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/mr_milbrau.md): A partner in the firm Felder and Hunterman.
- [Hugh McFarlane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/hugh_mcfarlane.md): A Scottish doctor who appears in the story.
- [Joe Clapham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_good_companions_se/characters/joe_clapham.md): A minor character, possibly a Brundit alias.

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