# Jenny Lind — Struggles and Triumphs character guide > Jenny Lind in Struggles and Triumphs by P. T. Barnum. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Jenny, Miss Lind, Mademoiselle Jenny Lind, the said Jenny Lind, Lind, Poor Jenny, the Jenny Lind, the Swedish Nightingale, the Nightingale **First appearance:** 0019-xvii-the-jenny-lind-enterprise ## Snapshot The Swedish Nightingale, whose purity of voice and charity made her the most lucrative and most morally guarded attraction Barnum ever managed. ## Who they are Lind arrives in America as a European celebrity of almost sacred reputation, and Barnum must balance her artistic scruples against the relentless machinery of profit he has built around her. Her advisers whisper in her ear, her secretary delivers abrupt notices, and her simple, childlike generosity collides with the hard arithmetic of contracts and repayments. Her presence tests whether Barnum's showman instincts can survive contact with a performer whose worth is measured in something other than receipts. ## Relationships ### [Charity Barnum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/charity_barnum) _friendship_ Charity Barnum, P.T. Barnum's wife, develops a warm personal friendship with the singer Jenny Lind during her American tour. ### [Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/rev_dr_e_h_chapin) _professional_ Jenny Lind and Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin interact as performer and prominent clergyman during her American tour. ### [Mr. John Hall Wilton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/mr_john_hall_wilton) _professional_ Mr. John Hall Wilton serves as Jenny Lind's manager or agent during her American tour. ### [Signor Vivalla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/signor_vivalla) _professional_ Jenny Lind and Signor Vivalla are fellow performers in Barnum's entertainment roster, though in different acts. ### [Mr. Julius Benedict](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/mr_julius_benedict) _professional_ Mr. Julius Benedict serves as Jenny Lind's conductor and musical director during her American tour. ### [Charity Barnum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/charity_barnum) _friendship_ Charity Barnum, P.T. Barnum's wife, develops a warm personal friendship with the singer Jenny Lind during her American tour. ### [Charity Barnum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/charity_barnum) _friendship_ Charity Barnum, P.T. Barnum's wife, develops a warm personal friendship with the singer Jenny Lind during her American tour. ### [Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/rev_dr_e_h_chapin) _professional_ Jenny Lind and Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin interact as performer and prominent clergyman during her American tour. ### [Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/rev_dr_e_h_chapin) _professional_ Jenny Lind and Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin interact as performer and prominent clergyman during her American tour. ### [Mr. John Hall Wilton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/mr_john_hall_wilton) _professional_ Mr. John Hall Wilton serves as Jenny Lind's manager or agent during her American tour. ### [Signor Vivalla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/signor_vivalla) _professional_ Jenny Lind and Signor Vivalla are fellow performers in Barnum's entertainment roster, though in different acts. ## In the story ### [The Jenny Lind Enterprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xvii-the-jenny-lind-enterprise) The 'Swedish Nightingale' whom Barnum engaged for a series of concerts in America. ### [XVIII: The Nightingale in New York](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xviii-the-nightingale-in-new-york) Arrives in New York on the steamship Atlantic, meets Barnum for the first time, performs at Castle Garden, and decides to donate her first concert proceeds to charity. ### [Successful Management](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xix-successful-management) The Swedish Nightingale, central figure of the tour; her benevolence is highlighted through charitable acts, and she jokes with Barnum about a marriage rumor. ### [XX: Incidents of the Tour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xx-incidents-of-the-tour) Volunteers to sing on the steamer and overcomes a hostile reception in Havana with her performance. ### [XXI: Jenny Lind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xxi-jenny-lind) The Swedish Nightingale; described as having a strong will and human weaknesses, but also simple, childlike, pure, and generous impulses. ### [XXII: Close of the Campaign](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xxii-close-of-the-campaign) Visits the Hermitage, performs in various cities, and accepts Barnum's offer to close the contract after the ninety-third concert. ### [Other Enterprises](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xxiii-other-enterprises) Stayed at the Irving House during her second visit to New York when the elephants paraded up Broadway. ### [Public Lecturing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xlii-public-lecturing) Not directly mentioned in this chapter; excluded from active check-in. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/jenny_lind - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters