# The Song of the Lark — Character guide

> Key figures in The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather.

- [Thea Kronborg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/thea_kronborg.md): A talented young singer from Moonstone who rises to become a celebrated opera star.
- [Dr. Howard Archie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/dr_howard_archie.md): The town doctor in Moonstone and a lifelong friend and supporter of Thea.
- [Fred Ottenburg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/fred_ottenburg.md): A charming beer magnate's son who becomes Thea's lover and patron.
- [Ray Kennedy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/ray_kennedy.md): A railroad conductor and Thea's first suitor, who dies in a train accident.
- [Mrs. Kronborg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mrs_kronborg.md): Thea's practical and hardworking mother, who manages the large Kronborg household.
- [Herr Wunsch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/herr_wunsch.md): Thea's first music teacher in Moonstone, a talented but alcoholic German pianist.
- [Tillie Kronborg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/tillie_kronborg.md): Thea's eccentric and sentimental aunt who lives with the family.
- [Mrs. Harsanyi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mrs_harsanyi.md): The wife of Thea's piano teacher in Chicago, a supportive and cultured woman.
- [Spanish Johnny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/spanish_johnny.md): A Mexican musician in Moonstone who recognizes Thea's talent early on.
- [Mr. Kronborg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mr_kronborg.md): Thea's father, a strict and somewhat ineffectual Methodist minister.
- [Mr. Bowers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mr_bowers.md): The local music teacher and organist in Moonstone.
- [Thor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/thor.md): One of Thea's younger brothers in the Kronborg family.
- [Mrs. Kohler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mrs_kohler.md): An elderly German neighbor who befriends Thea and Herr Wunsch.
- [Andor Harsanyi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/andor_harsanyi.md): Thea's piano teacher in Chicago, a brilliant Hungarian musician.
- [Madison Bowers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/madison_bowers.md): A voice teacher in Chicago who trains Thea.
- [Miss Edith Beers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/miss_edith_beers.md): A friend of Thea's from Moonstone who later works in Chicago.
- [Mrs. Tellamantez](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mrs_tellamantez.md): A Mexican woman in Moonstone who hosts dances.
- [Mr. Larsen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mr_larsen.md): A resident of Moonstone, possibly a shopkeeper.
- [Fritz Kohler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/fritz_kohler.md): Mrs. Kohler's husband, a German immigrant and gardener.
- [Rev. Lars Larsen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/rev_lars_larsen.md): A Methodist minister who sometimes preaches in Moonstone.
- [Miss Darcey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/miss_darcey.md): A young woman in Moonstone, possibly a friend of Thea's.
- [Anna Belle White](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/anna_belle_white.md): A girl in Moonstone, part of Thea's social circle.
- [Mrs. Livery Johnson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mrs_livery_johnson.md): A woman who runs a boarding house in Moonstone.
- [Jessie Darcey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/jessie_darcey.md): A young woman from Moonstone who moves to Chicago.
- [Mr. Nathanmeyer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mr_nathanmeyer.md): An elderly Jewish shopkeeper in Moonstone.
- [Mrs. Nathanmeyer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mrs_nathanmeyer.md): The wife of the shopkeeper in Moonstone.
- [Sieglinde](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/sieglinde.md): An opera character Thea performs; also a figure in her imagination.
- [Old Jasper Flight](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/old_jasper_flight.md): An eccentric old man living near Moonstone.
- [Mrs. Dandridge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mrs_dandridge.md): A society woman in Chicago who supports Thea.
- [Necker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/necker.md): A historical figure mentioned in Thea's reading.
- [Mrs. Priest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/mrs_priest.md): A woman in Moonstone who hosts social gatherings.
- [Charley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/charley.md): A young man in Moonstone, possibly a suitor of Thea's.
- [Fräulein Furst](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/fraulein_furst.md): A German woman who runs a boarding house in Chicago.
- [Katarina Furst](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/katarina_furst.md): The once-proud mother of Fräulein Furst.
- [Van Dusen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/van_dusen.md): A railroad man and friend of Ray Kennedy.
- [Old Otto Ottenburg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/characters/old_otto_ottenburg.md): Fred Ottenburg's father, a wealthy beer magnate.

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